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Bermuda bag

American  

noun

  1. an oval-shaped handbag with wooden handles and changeable decorative cloth covers.

Etymology

Origin of Bermuda bag

First recorded in 1955–60; originally used in Bermuda ( def. )

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She carried a Bermuda bag with her initials on it and liked to encourage my romantic prospects by talking her creepy redneck boyfriend’s pals into pretending to ask me out.

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