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Going to hell in a handbasket is defined as a situation, a place, or a person, or an object headed for disaster inescapably and/or precipitately. When used to describe an object or a house, it means that the object or house is becoming derelict, dangerous to live in, a hazard, and incredibly damaged, or already is.

Synonyms "going to hell in a handcart", "going to hell in a handbag", "go to hell in a bucket", "sending something to hell in a handbasket" and "something being like hell in a handbasket".
Example 1
Person 1: That hoarder house went to hell in a handbasket after that tree branch collapsed the roof.

Person 2: The owner still hasn't repaired the roof.

Example 2
To individuals observing the United States of America from outside of the United States of America during the last 5 years, it looks like the United States of America is going to hell in a handbasket.
by Annoyed Civilian October 14, 2020
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Handsame

A fuck-ass pretty boy, who gets laid quite frequently, but has looked the same since like 7th grade.
My little nephew is handsame as fuck.

That little ass handsame nigga.
by Jruss1000 April 17, 2014
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handbag whore

someone who spends more than half their rent on designer handbags. someone who has more handbags than underwear.
that girl is such a handbag whore. Lindsay Lohan is a handbag whore.
by JTPratt December 16, 2007
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houston handbag

when a skier is carrying his skis, poles and boots in a certain way. the skis go together, then each pole strap goes over one end of the skis, creating a handle-like carrying system. for it to be a complete houston handbag, the ends of the skis must be covered by your boots
look at that doof, walkin around base with his houston handbag
by moli66 January 14, 2009
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portuguese handbasket

to shit in ones hand and smack a bitch in the face
shaniqua was acting up so i portuguese handbasketed her ass
by shit smear69 January 19, 2010
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Thora Hird's Magic Handbag

Slang term for Dimesmeric Antiphosphate, a narcotic frequently known as cake.
"Yo, booyashaka! Just scored a lid of Thora Hird's Magic Handbag! Sorted!"
by D F Stuckey April 13, 2004
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handblow

a combanation of a handy job and a blowjob that involves a girl putting her hands in a sexual position over the dick and then giving a blowjob
So she gave you a handblow.
by ducka steve August 5, 2010
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