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From handbag + -ing. Originally, a metonymic reference to Margaret Thatcher's handbag.
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Today it means: A verbal attack or criticism. Full definition →
From handbag + -ing. Originally, a metonymic reference to Margaret Thatcher's handbag.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.