(mainly Commonwealth) A small bag used by women (or sometimes by men) for carrying various small personal items.

(Britain, transitive, humorous) To attack verbally or subject to criticism, typically used of a woman.

plural of handbag / (UK, slang) An insignificant fight or argument.

(Britain, slang) Said jocularly in response to a particularly derogatory, bitchy or catty dialogue; calm down; cool it.

simple past tense and past participle of handbag

present participle of handbag

(UK, humorous) A verbal attack or criticism.

plural of handbagging

(Britain, humorous, idiomatic) A catty squabble.

plural of Bachelor's Handbag