# handbags

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #22,988

## Definitions
1. An insignificant fight or argument.
2. plural of handbag

## Etymology
From handbag + -s. In the sense of fight, a clipping of handbags at dawn or handbags at ten paces (1980s).

## Easily confused with
- **handball** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/handbags-vs-handball)
- **handbag** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/handbag-vs-handbags)

## Common misspellings (13)
`ahndbags`, `hadnbags`, `hanbdags`, `handabgs`, `handbaggs`, `handbagss`, `handbasg`, `handbbags`, `handbgas`, `handdbags`, `hanndbags`, `hhandbags`, `hnadbags`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/handbags