Adam’s Word Of The Day – Handbags At Ten Paces

by Adam Jacot de Boinod

Adam’s Word Of The Day – Handbags At Ten Paces

January 22, 2010 in Adam's Word Of The Day

Handbags At Ten Paces

(US Slang 1991)

A verbal spat, usually between athletes on the field of play.

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Tags: bitches be throwin' it down, more a phrase than a word shut up

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http://wordsmoker.com/help/members-3/bigleggedwoman/ BigLeggedWoman

Is this like a drive-by slapping?
http://wordsmoker.com/help/members-3/fictionsinmotion/ Vaquero

Funbags at ten paces. That’s how far you need to be away from my tits.
http://wordsmoker.com/help/members-3/bigleggedwoman/ BigLeggedWoman

We have sandbags at ten paces here in Ventura.
http://wordsmoker.com/help/members-3/fictionsinmotion/ Vaquero

Sorry, BLW! Stay dry!
http://wordsmoker.com/help/members-3/bigleggedwoman/ BigLeggedWoman

Ah, we’re fine: we finally got WEATHER. Hahahaha!
http://wordsmoker.com/help/members-3/sfbirdie/ sfbirdie

Handbags at Ten Paces would be a good name for a band.
http://wordsmoker.com/help/members-3/bard2bwild/ Bard2BWild

A greater insult would come when the offended party would reach into the handbag and pull out the foulest dirty sock in there and smack the offender on the nose with it.