Handbag vs Wallet - What's the difference?
handbag | wallet |
(mainly Commonwealth) A small bag used by women (or sometimes by men) for carrying various small personal items.
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(uncountable) An anthemic subgenre of house music of the late 1980s, often with booming vocals.
(British, transitive, humorous) Figuratively, to hit with a handbag; to attack verbally or subject to criticism (used originally of ).
A small case, often flat and often made of leather, for keeping money (especially paper money), credit cards, etc.
(by extension, slang) A person's bank account or assets.
A thick case or folder with plastic sleeves in which compact discs may be stored.
(archaic) A bag or pouch.
As nouns the difference between handbag and wallet
is that handbag is (mainly commonwealth) a small bag used by women (or sometimes by men) for carrying various small personal items while wallet is a small case, often flat and often made of leather, for keeping money (especially paper money), credit cards, etc.As a verb handbag
is (british|transitive|humorous) figuratively, to hit with a handbag; to attack verbally or subject to criticism (used originally of ).handbag
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Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (bag used by women) purse (North American) * (subgenre of house music) diva house, handbag houseHyponyms
* man-bag, murseDerived terms
* handbags at ten paces * hardbag * man-bagVerb
(handbagg)External links
* * ("handbag" on Wikipedia)wallet
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(wikipedia wallet)Noun
(en noun)- The thief stole all the money and credit cards out of the old man's wallet .
- It's unknown if the pro running back's recent sex scandal will hit him in the wallet or not.
- I won an auction online for a cheap CD wallet .
- He brought with him a large wallet with some provisions for the road.
