Explained: The meaning of 'Bachelor's handbag,' the Australian dictionary's people's word of the year

Bachelor’s handbag — a roast chicken takeaway in a plastic bag — has been voted the Australian people’s choice as the new word of the year, the Macquarie Dictionary said. The term was defined as a ‘noun colloquial a takeaway roast chicken’ by the Australian English dictionary Sydney: Bachelor’s handbag — a roast chicken takeaway in a plastic bag — has been voted the Australian people’s choice as the new word of the year, the Macquarie Dictionary said on Tuesday. The Australian English dictionary defined the term as a “noun colloquial a takeaway roast chicken”. “We have had a fair bit of feedback that some people call it the tradie’s handbag or the bachelor’s briefcase,” Macquarie Dictionary managing editor Victoria Morgan told AFP.