A type of electronic dance music and a subgenre of house music characterized by upbeat tempo (120 – 130 BPM), singable lyrics, and a simple 4/4 time signature that was popular during the late 80s and early 90s, especially in gay dance clubs.
Frequently performed by female vocalists (Whitney Houston, Amber, Kristine W, Deborah Cox) and punctuated with dramatic "break downs" or "dropouts" (where the music builds to a frenetic high, drops off to virtual silence, only to build again), handbag house is also known as "happy house," or "diva house," (and, more derisively, as "plastic disco"). Declined in popularity as harder, less melodic music (aka "tweaker music") became de rigueur.
Name pokes fun at deliriously happy dancers waving their handbags—imaginary or not—in the air. Alternatively, it may refer to a group of club-goers dancing around their handbags thrown on the floor.
Frequently performed by female vocalists (Whitney Houston, Amber, Kristine W, Deborah Cox) and punctuated with dramatic "break downs" or "dropouts" (where the music builds to a frenetic high, drops off to virtual silence, only to build again), handbag house is also known as "happy house," or "diva house," (and, more derisively, as "plastic disco"). Declined in popularity as harder, less melodic music (aka "tweaker music") became de rigueur.
Name pokes fun at deliriously happy dancers waving their handbags—imaginary or not—in the air. Alternatively, it may refer to a group of club-goers dancing around their handbags thrown on the floor.
That last set was some of the best handbag house I've heard in eons. I’m dizzy from spinning around out there, waving my hands in the air. Grrrrl, I gotta go hydrate!
by MusclyGeek May 20, 2019
Get the handbag housemug. "Hey Brick house!"
"Sir leaks a lot"
"Bricks for brains"
"Dampy"
"fine, fine we'll play it ur way captain whizz"
"Sir leaks a lot"
"Bricks for brains"
"Dampy"
"fine, fine we'll play it ur way captain whizz"
by Cool_gamer_who_plays_minecraft June 17, 2022
Get the Brick housemug. by 347 Hello there March 3, 2021
Get the tree horse house catmug. A place of pure happiness. A person can achieve this higher sense of chill by reduction of oxygen through the trachea. Commonly refered to as going ne ne, visiting bahbylan, going to sleep.
by RelentlessHidzzz August 31, 2010
Get the Yamz Housemug. by trainfan March 1, 2025
Get the become the size of a housemug. A way of describing someone wearing 'house' fashion. House fashion consists of trackies, a slightly oversized hoodie and headphones, usually all in the same colour of shades of white, grey or black.
Hugh: Jeff mate, you're looking pretty house today!
Jeff: Cheers mate! I just can't get enough of house fashion!
Jeff: Cheers mate! I just can't get enough of house fashion!
by Urbex4life August 4, 2023
Get the Housemug. The Gen house is a Discord community server ran and owned by 3 people which are Charles.#8562, toz#1861, and Arthurfical#2405. It is one of the biggest railway gen related discord servers of all time however, there is some competition in the play as Dynamo#2372 the owner of The Gen Junction has been competing for the title too.
by RailEdu June 11, 2023
Get the The Gen Housemug.