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handbag

The correct spelling is handbag.

How to pronounce handbag

noun

IPA: /ˈhæm.bəɡ/

Say it like: Han-dba-g

The correct spelling is handbag. (mainly Commonwealth) A small bag used by women (or sometimes by men) for carrying various small personal items.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.(mainly Commonwealth) A small bag used by women (or sometimes by men) for carrying various small personal items.
  2. 2.An subgenre of house music of the late 1980s, often with booming vocals.

verb

  1. 1.Figuratively, to hit with a handbag; to attack verbally or subject to criticism (used of Margaret Thatcher).

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