A handbag is a small bag which a woman uses to carry things such as her money and keys in when she goes out.
Synonyms: bag, purse [US], pocketbook [US] More Synonyms of handbag
handbag in British English
(ˈhændˌbæɡ)
noun
1. Also called: bag or (US and Canadian) purse or (chiefly US) pocketbook
a woman's small bag carried to contain personal articles
2.
a small suitcase that can be carried by hand
3.
a commercial style of House music
Word origin
(for sense 3) C20: humorous allusion to the trend for groups of women to dance roundtheir handbags in discos, nightclubs, etc
handbag in American English
(ˈhændˌbæg)
noun
1.
a bag, usually of leather or cloth, held in the hand or hung by a strap from the arm or shoulder and used, esp. by women, to carry money, keys, and personal effects