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Entry #2778 · Public Archive · TML 588.4 / SLG.B

The Old Mexican Handbags

Top Definition

Def. 01 of 35
When you lose the drawstring of your hoodie back into the hood
Submitted by: [redacted] Contributor Record Sealed · 17 September 2022

verified Dr. J. Marston · TML/F-204b · clerk N.R.

Public Endorsement
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This definition: 2 · Entry total: 36

Endorsements logged to TML-2778/D01

See also TML-2661 (q.v.) · TML-2330 (q.v.)

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D01 [redacted] 17 Sept 20222
D02 [redacted] 17 Sept 20221
D03 [redacted] 17 Sept 20221
D04 [redacted] 17 Sept 20221
D05 [redacted] 17 Sept 20221
D06 [redacted] 24 Sept 20221
D07 [redacted] 24 Sept 20221
D08 [redacted] 24 Sept 20221
D09 [redacted] 24 Sept 20221
D10 [redacted] 29 Apr 20231
D11 [redacted] 29 Apr 20231
D12 [redacted] 29 Apr 20231
D13 [redacted] 29 Apr 20231
D14 [redacted] 18 May 20241
D15 [redacted] 18 May 20241
D16 [redacted] 18 May 20241
D17 [redacted] 18 May 20241
D18 [redacted] 18 Jan 20251
D19 [redacted] 18 Jan 20251
D20 [redacted] 18 Jan 20251
D21 [redacted] 18 Jan 20251
D22 [redacted] 19 Apr 20251
D23 [redacted] 19 Apr 20251
D24 [redacted] 12 Jul 20251
D25 [redacted] 12 Jul 20251
D26 [redacted] 12 Jul 20251
D27 [redacted] 12 Jul 20251
D28 [redacted] 27 Sept 20251
D29 [redacted] 27 Sept 20251
D30 [redacted] 27 Sept 20251
D31 [redacted] 1 Nov 20251
D32 [redacted] 11 Apr 20261
D33 [redacted] 11 Apr 20261
D34 [redacted] 11 Apr 20261
D35 [redacted] 11 Apr 20261

Alternate Definitions

D02

The way you carry your shopping bags when you’ve got too many and you’re trying to balance them all

Submitted by: [redacted] · 17 September 2022

verified Dr. J. Marston · TML/F-204b · clerk M.L.

0
D03

The way you hold your phone when you’re trying to take a selfie but you’re also holding a drink

Submitted by: [redacted] · 17 September 2022

verified Dr. J. Marston · TML/F-217 · clerk S.T.A.

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D04

The way you carry your keys when you’re trying to look cool but you’re actually just awkward

Submitted by: [redacted] · 17 September 2022

verified Dr. J. Marston · TML/F-204 · clerk H.M.

0
D05

The act of carrying a small item in your pocket that you forgot was there until you sit down *

Submitted by: [redacted] · 17 September 2022

verified Mrs. P. Akande · TML/F-217 · clerk H.M.

0
D06

The way you carry your shopping bags when you’re trying to look casual but you’re actually struggling

Submitted by: [redacted] · 24 September 2022

verified Mrs. E. Tindall · TML/F-204 · clerk R.O.M.

0
D07

The way you hold your bag when you’re trying to look cool but you’re actually just trying to keep it from falling

Submitted by: [redacted] · 24 September 2022

verified Dr. M. Vassiliou · TML/F-201 · clerk M.L.

0
D08

The act of pretending to be busy while actually just holding your bag

Submitted by: [redacted] · 24 September 2022

verified Mr. G. Coleridge · TML/F-201 · clerk B.J.W.

0
D09

The act of putting your shopping in a carrier bag and then putting that bag in another bag, just to make it look like you’ve got more shopping than you actually have

Submitted by: [redacted] · 24 September 2022

verified Dr. J. Marston · TML/F-204 · clerk N.R.

0
D10

The way you carry your shopping bags when you’re trying to look cool

Submitted by: [redacted] · 29 April 2023

verified Mr. H. Okafor · TML/F-217 · clerk P.W.

0
D11

The way you carry your bags when you’re trying to avoid looking like you’re carrying bags

Submitted by: [redacted] · 29 April 2023

verified Dr. J. Marston · TML/F-204 · clerk J.B.

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D12

The way you carry your bags when you’re trying to look like you’re not carrying bags

Submitted by: [redacted] · 29 April 2023

verified Mrs. E. Tindall · TML/F-204b · clerk H.M.

0
D13

The act of putting your shopping in a carrier bag and then putting that bag in another bag

Submitted by: [redacted] · 29 April 2023

verified Dr. J. Marston · TML/F-204b · clerk D.E.H.

0
D14

The old Mexican Handbags is when you find a random sock in the washing machine that doesn't match any of your pairs

Submitted by: [redacted] · 18 May 2024

verified Dr. J. Marston · TML/F-204b · clerk N.R.

0
D15

The old Mexican Handbags is when you have a bag full of plastic bags that you keep for no reason

Submitted by: [redacted] · 18 May 2024

verified Mr. H. Okafor · TML/F-217 · clerk M.L.

0
D16

The old Mexican Handbags is when you go to the shop for one thing and come back with a load of stuff you didn't need

Submitted by: [redacted] · 18 May 2024

verified Mr. G. Coleridge · TML/F-204 · clerk M.L.

0
D17

The old Mexican Handbags is when you find a tenner in your pocket that you forgot about

Submitted by: [redacted] · 18 May 2024

verified Mrs. E. Tindall · TML/F-217 · clerk N.R.

0
D18

The moment you realize you’ve been carrying your shopping in a bag that has a hole in it

Submitted by: [redacted] · 18 January 2025

verified Mrs. P. Akande · TML/F-204b · clerk B.J.W.

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D19

The act of using a plastic bag to carry your lunch to work, only to find out you’ve forgotten your lunch at home

Submitted by: [redacted] · 18 January 2025

verified Mr. G. Coleridge · TML/F-204b · clerk G.L.S.

0
D20

The way you carry your shopping bags when you’re trying to look cool but they keep slipping out of your hands

Submitted by: [redacted] · 18 January 2025

verified Dr. M. Vassiliou · TML/F-204b · clerk N.R.

0
D21

The act of putting your shopping in a carrier bag and then putting that bag inside another bag, just to make sure it doesn't break

Submitted by: [redacted] · 18 January 2025

verified Dr. J. Marston · TML/F-204 · clerk S.T.A.

0
D22

The way you carry your handbag when you’re trying to look like you’re not carrying a handbag

Submitted by: [redacted] · 19 April 2025

verified Mr. G. Coleridge · TML/F-201 · clerk P.W.

0
D23

The act of putting your shopping in a carrier bag and then putting that bag inside another bag

Submitted by: [redacted] · 19 April 2025

verified Mrs. E. Tindall · TML/F-217 · clerk N.R.

0
D24

The way you carry your shopping bags when you’re trying to look cool but you’re actually just struggling

Submitted by: [redacted] · 12 July 2025

verified Mr. H. Okafor · TML/F-204b · clerk M.L.

0
D25

The way you try to hide your shopping from your mates when you’re walking home

Submitted by: [redacted] · 12 July 2025

verified Dr. M. Vassiliou · TML/F-204 · clerk G.L.S.

0
D26

The way you carry your bags when you’re trying to look like you’re not carrying anything at all

Submitted by: [redacted] · 12 July 2025

verified Mrs. P. Akande · TML/F-204 · clerk J.B.

0
D27

The act of putting your shopping in a carrier bag and then putting that bag in another bag, just in case

Submitted by: [redacted] · 12 July 2025

verified Mrs. P. Akande · TML/F-204 · clerk B.J.W.

0
D28

When you have a bag that’s just full of rubbish and you can’t find anything in it

Submitted by: [redacted] · 27 September 2025

verified Mrs. E. Tindall · TML/F-204 · clerk P.W.

0
D29

When you have a bag that’s so full it’s about to burst and you’re just praying it doesn’t *

Submitted by: [redacted] · 27 September 2025

verified Dr. M. Vassiliou · TML/F-204 · clerk A.D.

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D30

The act of putting your shopping in a carrier bag and then putting that bag inside another bag to make it look like you’ve got more than you actually have

Submitted by: [redacted] · 27 September 2025

verified Mr. H. Okafor · TML/F-204b · clerk M.L.

0
D31

The old Mexican Handbags is when you have a bag that you can never find anything in, because it's just full of rubbish

Submitted by: [redacted] · 1 November 2025

verified Dr. J. Marston · TML/F-217 · clerk G.L.S.

0
D32

The act of putting your shopping in a carrier bag and then putting that bag inside another bag to make it look like you’ve got more shopping than you actually have

Submitted by: [redacted] · 11 April 2026

verified Mrs. E. Tindall · TML/F-201 · clerk M.L.

0
D33

The act of putting your phone in your pocket and then forgetting it’s there when you sit down, resulting in a very uncomfortable experience

Submitted by: [redacted] · 11 April 2026

verified Mr. G. Coleridge · TML/F-201 · clerk C.P.

0
D34

The act of pretending to be on the phone to avoid talking to someone you don’t want to talk to

Submitted by: [redacted] · 11 April 2026

verified Mrs. P. Akande · TML/F-201 · clerk C.P.

0
D35

The act of carrying a small dog in a handbag, but it’s actually a cat

Submitted by: [redacted] · 11 April 2026

verified Dr. R. Hollis · TML/F-201 · clerk C.P.

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  1. Original submission redacted; reconstructed from index.
  2. Earlier instance reported but never filed.
  3. Original submission redacted; reconstructed from index.
  4. Earlier instance reported but never filed.