noun
General Slang
bachelor's handbag
BATCH-uh-lorz HAND-bag · noun · informal
a takeaway roast chicken
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Definitions
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A hot supermarket roast chicken in its plastic bag, carried like a handbag; Macquarie's 2022 People's Choice Word of the Year.
“Dinner sorted, grabbed a bachelor's handbag on the way home.”
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bachelor's handbag In A Sentence
Dinner sorted, grabbed a bachelor's handbag on the way home.
Origin & Usage
Jocular Australian coinage; Macquarie Dictionary People's Choice Word of the Year 2022.
Variants
bachelors handbag
People Also Ask
What is a bachelor's handbag?
It's a jokey Australian name for a hot supermarket roast chicken carried home in its plastic bag, held like a handbag.
Why is it called a bachelor's handbag?
Because the plastic bag with the roast chook swinging from a hand resembles a handbag, and it's stereotyped as an easy dinner for someone living alone.
Is bachelor's handbag an official word?
Yes, it was Macquarie Dictionary's People's Choice Word of the Year for 2022.
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