Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

the handbags come out

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.18 in modern English

Syllables: the hand-bags -come out
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

3

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

A row intensifies; a dispute becomes heated.

British usage

Example Sentences

""I'm ready to take the blame for all the problems of English football, if that is what he wants." The handbags come out early doors when Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger responds to Ferguson's dig about the Gunners' foreign contingent."
"The handbags have come out after a diplomatic argument between Israel and Brazil got, well, very personal."

Etymology

Coined c. March 2nd, 2004 by Jeremy St. Louis on the radio show Fox Sports World Report. Derives from women hitting each other with handbags during a catfight; compare earlier handbags, handbags at dawn.

Usage

British usage

Phrases

handbags at dawn

Frequently Paired Words

handbags handbags at dawn

Questions

What does the handbags come out mean?: A row intensifies; a dispute becomes heated.
Where does the handbags come out come from?: Coined c. March 2nd, 2004 by Jeremy St. Louis on the radio show Fox Sports World Report. Derives from women hitting each other with handbags during a catfight; compare earlier handbags, handbags at dawn.

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