man-bag

See also: manbag and man bag

English

Alternative forms

• man bag, manbag

Etymology

man +‎ bag, influenced by (punning on) handbag.

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.
   • 2005, Valerie Steele, Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion:

     Unisex styling gave the ‘man-bag’ its brief moment and many rough hewn embroidered denim and handtooled leather shoulder bags were worn by both sexes.

Synonyms

• murse
• man purse

Translations

small bag used by men

• German: Herrenhandtasche f
• Russian: борсе́тка (ru) f (borsétka), барсе́тка (ru) f (barsétka), мужска́я су́мочка f (mužskája súmočka)
• Swedish: herrväska c, bögslunga c (slang, derogatory)

Anagrams

• bag man, bagman