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Said jocularly in response to a particularly derogatory, bitchy or catty dialogue; calm down; cool it.
Person A: Not another cheeseburger, Marcia?
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handbags — Noun. A harmless altercation. Abb. of handbags at dawn, which in itself is a pun on pistols at dawn, a reference to duelling. E.g. When they discover we ve spent the holiday money it s going to be handbags … English slang and colloquialisms
Handbags and Gladrags — Infobox Single Name = Handbags and Gladrags Artist = Chris Farlowe from Album = The Last Goodbye B side = Everyone Makes A Mistake Released = 1967 Format = 7 Recorded = Early 1967 Genre = Rock Length = 3:30 Label = Immediate Writer = Mike d Abo… … Wikipedia
handbags — hand·bag || hændbæg n. woman s purse, small bag; small light traveling bag carried by hand, carryon v. be a assaulted by a woman … English contemporary dictionary
handbags at dawn — noun A catty squabble … Wiktionary
handbags at ten paces — n British a scene of provocation, a confrontation and/or feigned violence. These sarcastic phrases are typically used by football supporters to describe a scene in which players make a show of menacing or jos tling each other. The reference is to … Contemporary slang
Fashions — ▪ 2009 The faltering global economy determined the direction of fashion during 2008. Initially, the euro s significant appreciation against the dollar proved a boon to style conscious travelers who, visiting the U.S. from abroad as the year … Universalium
Coach, Inc. — Coach, Inc. Type Public (NYSE: COH) Founded Manhattan, New York (1941) … Wikipedia
Chanel — For other uses, see Chanel (disambiguation). Chanel Type Privately held Industry Fashion Founded … Wikipedia
Kate Spade — Infobox Person name = Kate Spade image size = caption = birth name = Katherine Noel Brosnahan birth date = birth date and age|1962|12|24 birth place = Kansas City, Missouri death date = death place = death cause = residence = nationality = USA… … Wikipedia
Purse — In American English, a purse is a small bag, also called a handbag or a pocketbook. In British English, a purse is a small money container similar to a wallet, but typically used by women and including a compartment for coins, with a handbag… … Wikipedia
