handbagger
handbagger noun: a person who collects handbags.
Noun
handbagger (plural handbaggers)
- A person who collects handbags.
- I can check up on relationships, fitness, horoscopes, the weather, careers - and when I've dipped into my chosen areas, I can then access a chat group to talk with fellow handbaggers about life.2000, Steve Morris, Wired Words: Language is the New Identity, page 122
- A person who attends a music night with little understanding of the genre or subculture.
- 'As the music policy changed, the handbaggers dropped off and we started pulling in more of the proper soul fans,' said Karen.1999, David Nowell, Too darn soulful: the story of Northern soul, page 287
Forms of handbagger
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Origin of handbagger
From handbag + -er; in the sense of a person attending a music night, refers to the practice of dancing around handbags in a nightclub.
Questions about handbagger
- What does handbagger mean?
- Handbagger means a person who collects handbags.
- What part of speech is handbagger?
- Handbagger is a noun.
- What is the plural of handbagger?
- The plural of handbagger is handbaggers.
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