handbag A2 Topic:Describing Qualities Also spelled hand-bag US /ˈhændˌbæg/ UK /ˈhændˌbæɡ/ See IPA manual Freq #11356 Meanings 1 noun A small bag, often carried by women, for keys, money, and other personal things. She kept her phone and keys in her handbag. 2 verb To attack someone with sharp criticism. The minister was handbagged by reporters at the press conference. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a small bag, often carried... pursebag Word family Forms handbags Derived forms handbagfulhandbaggerhandbaggyhandbaglesshardbagman-bag Etymology AI details From hand + bag. The music genre is named from women dancing around a pile of their handbags in nightclubs. The verb is a reference to Margaret Thatcher's handbag. Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # handbag **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /ˈhændˌbæg/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈhændˌbæɡ/ **Frequency rank:** 11356 ## Meanings 1. A small bag, often carried by women, for keys, money, and other personal things. 2. To attack someone with sharp criticism. ## Examples - She kept her phone and keys in her handbag. - The minister was handbagged by reporters at the press conference. ## Derived Forms - handbagful - handbagger - handbaggy - handbagless - hardbag - man-bag ## Etymology From hand + bag. The music genre is named from women dancing around a pile of their handbags in nightclubs. The verb is a reference to Margaret Thatcher's handbag. ## AI Etymology Handbag comes from hand + bag. The music genre is named from women dancing around a pile of their handbags in nightclubs. The verb is a reference to Margaret Thatcher's handbag. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named elements. In current use, the main senses are “A small bag, often carried by women, for keys, money, and other personal things” and “To attack someone with sharp criticism”. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown