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handbagger

noun

Etymology

From handbag + -er; in the sense of a person attending a music night, refers to the practice of dancing around handbags in a nightclub.

  1. derived from baggi
  2. inherited from bagge
  3. formed as handbag — “hand + bag”
  4. suffixed as handbagger — “handbag + er”

Definitions

  1. A person who collects handbags.

    • I can check up on relationships, fitness, horoscopes, the weather, careers - and when I've dipped into my chosen areas, I can then access a chat group to talk with fellow handbaggers about life.

  2. A person who attends a music night with little understanding of the genre or subculture.

    • 'As the music policy changed, the handbaggers dropped off and we started pulling in more of the proper soul fans,' said Karen.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA