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addaword.gifdefinition of manbag

noun
a bag carried by a man, similar to a woman's handbag, in which he puts his money, credit cards, mobile phone and so on
It’s a good question - what exactly IS a manbag? On one level it’s self-evident. It’s a bag. Carried by a man. But it’s not as simple as that.
Submitted by: trishka from United Kingdom on 03/04/2009 10:05:00
Definition of manbag from the Open Dictionary – a public resource hosted by Macmillan English Dictionary Online

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