Meaning

1 senses
  1. (UK, slang)Said jocularly in response to a particularly derogatory, bitchy or catty dialogue; calm down; cool it.

    !

    Person A: Not another cheeseburger, Marcia?

Examples

4 sentences
  1. Please do not invite crime by leaving handbags and valuables on your seat unattended.

    ruПожалуйста, не провоцируйте преступников - не оставляйте без присмотра сумки и ценные вещи на сиденьях. — marafon

  2. Jane has five handbags.

  3. She needs two handbags.

    deSie braucht zwei Handtaschen. — Ioan_Cristian

  4. Mary collects shoes and handbags.

    deMaria sammelt Schuhe und Handtaschen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Origin

From handbag + -s. In the sense of fight, a clipping of handbags at dawn or handbags at te

From handbag + -s. In the sense of fight, a clipping of handbags at dawn or handbags at ten paces (1980s).

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