Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

man-bag

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.75 in modern English

Syllables: man-bag
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The equivalent of a woman's small handbag designed for use by men, having compartments for mobile phones, etc.

Example Sentences

"Unisex styling gave the ‘man-bag’ its brief moment and many rough hewn embroidered denim and handtooled leather shoulder bags were worn by both sexes."

Etymology

From man + bag, influenced by (punning on) handbag.

Inflected Forms

man-bags (plural) man bag (alternative) manbag (alternative)

Synonyms

man purse murse

Questions

What does man-bag mean?: The equivalent of a woman's small handbag designed for use by men, having compartments for mobile phones, etc.
Where does man-bag come from?: From man + bag, influenced by (punning on) handbag.

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