handbags

British  

/ ˈhændˌbæɡz /

plural noun

1. facetious  an incident in which people, esp sportsmen, fight or threaten to fight, but without real intent to inflict harm (esp in the phrases handbags at dawn, handbags at twenty paces, etc)

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Example Sentences

Overall, jewelry is the best-performing category in the U.S. luxury market at the moment, and is outstripping sales of handbags and clothing, according to consulting firm Bain & Co.

From The Wall Street Journal

She also was accused of spending $1 million on luxury handbags and high-flying travel and illegally declaring them as business expenses on her tax returns.

From Los Angeles Times

But retail spaces, especially those selling fancy handbags and designer clothing, are changing the way they approach luring in would-be shoppers.

From Los Angeles Times

China has muscled into industries from fine wines to designer handbags to luxury watches.

From The Wall Street Journal

Carrying laundry baskets or storage bins, they would rush in to grab designer eyewear, handbags and other merchandise before fleeing in coordinated convoys of vehicles.

From Los Angeles Times