bachelor's handbag
bachelor's handbag noun: a roast chicken sold in a disposable plastic carry bag with a handle.
Noun (1)
bachelor's handbag (plural bachelor's handbags)
- A roast chicken sold in a disposable plastic carry bag with a handle.
- The Betoota Advocate (26 October 2021), Betoota-isms, Pan Macmillan Australia, →ISBN: “Items such as the Bachelor’s Handbag, for example. To the casual observer, it’s just a roast chicken in a plastic bag from a supermarket. In our town, it’s an accessory. A status symbol.”
Noun (2) capitalized: Bachelor's Handbag
Bachelor's Handbag (plural Bachelor's Handbags)
- Alternative letter-case form of bachelor's handbag
Forms of bachelor's handbag
| plural | bachelor's handbags |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Bachelor's Handbag |
| plural | Bachelor's Handbags |
Origin of bachelor's handbag
From bachelor + -'s + handbag, apparently from the observation that single men would rather purchase the ready-to-eat poultry in a bag than cook it themselves.
Questions about bachelor's handbag
- What does bachelor's handbag mean?
- Bachelor's handbag means a roast chicken sold in a disposable plastic carry bag with a handle.
- What part of speech is bachelor's handbag?
- Bachelor's handbag is a noun.
- What is the plural of bachelor's handbag?
- The plural of bachelor's handbag is bachelor's handbags.
Words near bachelor's handbag in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: bachelor's handbag (page history and authors); Bachelor's Handbag (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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