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Handbag vs Suitcase - What's the difference?

handbag | suitcase |

As nouns the difference between handbag and suitcase

is that handbag is (mainly commonwealth) a small bag used by women (or sometimes by men) for carrying various small personal items while suitcase is large (usually rectangular) piece of luggage used for carrying clothes, and sometimes suits, when travelling.

As verbs the difference between handbag and suitcase

is that handbag is (british|transitive|humorous) figuratively, to hit with a handbag; to attack verbally or subject to criticism (used originally of ) while suitcase is to trade using samples in a.

handbag

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (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.

    • Synonyms

    * (bag used by women) purse (North American) * (subgenre of house music) diva house, handbag house

    Hyponyms

    * man-bag, murse

    Derived terms

    * handbags at ten paces * hardbag * man-bag

    Verb

    (handbagg)
  • (British, transitive, humorous) Figuratively, to hit with a handbag; to attack verbally or subject to criticism (used originally of ).

    • External links

    * * ("handbag" on Wikipedia)

    suitcase

    English

    (wikipedia suitcase)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • large (usually rectangular) piece of luggage used for carrying clothes, and sometimes suits, when travelling

    • Verb

    (suitcas)
  • to trade using samples in a

    • Anagrams

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