How to Pronounce Handbags

To pronounce "handbags", say HANDB-ags — 2 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.

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2

Syllables

8

Letters

HANDB-ags

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💡 Tip for remembering “handbags”

"handbags" has 2 syllables: handb-ags. It rhymes with crags and flags, if that helps it stick.

What does handbags mean?

noun

  1. (mainly Commonwealth) A small bag used by women (or sometimes by men) for carrying various small personal items.
  2. An subgenre of house music of the late 1980s, often with booming vocals.

interjection

  1. Said jocularly in response to a particularly derogatory, bitchy or catty dialogue; calm down; cool it.

    “Person A: Well, you're fat enough as it is.”

Synonyms

pursediva househandbag housemeow

Words that rhyme with handbags

Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.

cragsflagstagsbagssagssnagsstagsshagsbaggsragslagsnags

Related words

pursepocketbookbagbagscarryallspocketsproductspurses

Frequently asked questions

How many syllables are in "handbags"?▾

"Handbags" has 2 syllables: handb · ags.

What does "handbags" mean?▾

Handbags: (mainly Commonwealth) A small bag used by women (or sometimes by men) for carrying various small personal items.

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