"man-bag" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: man-bags [plural]
Etymology: man + bag, influenced by (punning on) handbag. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|man|bag}} man + bag, {{m|en|handbag}} handbag Head templates: {{en-noun}} man-bag (plural man-bags)
  1. The equivalent of a woman's small handbag designed for use by men, having compartments for mobile phones, etc. Wikipedia link: man-bag Categories (topical): Bags, Male Synonyms: murse, man purse, man bag, manbag Translations (small bag used by men): Herrenhandtasche [feminine] (German), борсе́тка (borsétka) [feminine] (Russian), барсе́тка (barsétka) [feminine] (Russian), мужска́я су́мочка (mužskája súmočka) [feminine] (Russian), herrväska [common-gender] (Swedish), bögslunga [common-gender, derogatory, slang] (Swedish)

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