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social handbag

social handbag noun: a man exploited by a woman as an escort to social events.

Noun

social handbag (plural social handbags)

  1. (UK, slang) A man exploited by a woman as an escort to social events.
    • He's serious eye-candy, and does service as a social handbag.2007, Helen Bianchin, The Marriage Possession, page 42
    • This was the sort of thing she used to rely on Dan for. Her social handbag.2013, Nikki Logan, How To Get Over Your Ex, page 92

Forms of social handbag

pluralsocial handbags

Questions about social handbag

What does social handbag mean?
Social handbag means a man exploited by a woman as an escort to social events.
What part of speech is social handbag?
Social handbag is a noun.
What is the plural of social handbag?
The plural of social handbag is social handbags.

Words near social handbag in the dictionary

  1. social graces
  2. social graph
  3. social graphs
  4. social group
  5. social groups
  6. social handbag
  7. social handbags
  8. social hangover
  9. social hangovers
  10. social histories
  11. social history

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