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. when u tickle a girls pussy ( it only happens with a girl named Ella)then they shoot orgasm into your mouth
by ????? powers April 11, 2017
Get the house of airmug. Temporary inflatable structures and buildings and similar items that are rented for functions, school and church festivals and village fetes and used for recreational purposes, particularly for children. The growth in the use of such devices has led to a rental industry that includes inflatable slides, obstacle courses, and games.
by SPrice1980 April 30, 2022
Get the Bounce housemug. “Hey bill this is there house.”
“Wait, who's that in the window?”
“ITS THE THERE HOUSE MAN DJEJDJFJDJDJFJ.”
“Wait, who's that in the window?”
“ITS THE THERE HOUSE MAN DJEJDJFJDJDJFJ.”
by My House Man March 16, 2020
Get the There house manmug. by English goose September 11, 2020
Get the Social media housemug. Staying in your house all day on your laptop, getting in arguements on youtube, and only going outside once and your friends are saying you look extremley pail
Guy 1:Dude i havent seen William ever since June
Guy 2:Don't worry he's house trolling again he should look like a pail chocolate bar now.
Guy 2:Don't worry he's house trolling again he should look like a pail chocolate bar now.
by anonomousguyfffffffffffffffff July 23, 2012
Get the House Trollingmug. “yo i just got a new cart it’s so nigga nigga waffle house”
or
“you look good asf in that outfit, slay nnwh”
or
“you look good asf in that outfit, slay nnwh”
by bellalovesbwc April 20, 2025
Get the nigga nigga waffle housemug.