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Definition of handbag noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

picture of a handbag

handbag

noun

handbag pronunciation English

ˈhændbæɡ

handbag pronunciation American

ˈhændbæɡ

(North American English also purse)

a small bag for money, keys, etc, carried especially by women