handbags

/ 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)

Example Sentences

The company leans into the economics of the luxury industry, carefully limiting supply to ensure that its top models retain their value over time like Rolex watches or Hermès handbags.

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Victims were told by Watkin he had contacts that could give access to the handbags and they could split the profits on resale.

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Over the next few months he noticed more of what he saw as extravagances, posted on social media by politicians and their children - exotic holidays, pictures showing off mansions, supercars and designer handbags.

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The burglars broke through a glass door early Sunday and took jewelry and handbags, according to the source.

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She seemed to have a taste for the finer things in life, talking about her horse and her love of designer handbags.

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