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'''Manbags''' (a [[portmanteau]] of '[[man]]' and '[[handbag]]s') are fashionable bags for men. Sometimes also called '''murse''' (a portmanteau of 'man' and '[[purse]]'). Though the traditional [[briefcase]] is technically a manbag, in the current sense of the term, manbags refer to [[messenger bag]]s and reporter bags. Popular{{Fact|date=June 2007}} brands include [[Prada]], [[Louis Vuitton]], [[Tumi]], [[Gucci]],[[Lacoste]],[[Balenciaga]], [[Timbuk2]] and [[Crumpler]].


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== In popular culture ==
American television comedian [[Jerry Seinfeld]] made the manbag (described as a ''European Carry-all'' or ''man-purse'') the subject of an episode. The comedy focused on whether a manbag was too feminine.<ref>{{cite web | last = Berman | first = John | title = Man-Purses: Hot or Not? Despite Criticism, More Men Carry Purses | publisher = ABC News | date = 2006-07-25 | url = http://abcnews.go.com/print?id=2233752 | accessdate = 2008-03-12}}</ref>

[[Kel Knight]] ([[Glenn Robbins]]), ''"Purveyor Of Fine Meats"'' from the hit Australian TV show [[Kath and Kim]] had many manbags throughout the series. One of his catch-phrases throughout series one, was ''"Where's My Manbag?"''

[[Kiefer Sutherland]], of [[24 (TV series)|24]] fame, brought the [[Jackpack|man-purse]] into the U.S. mainstream through his character, [[Jack Bauer]]. Jack frequently prominently carried his messenger bag with him in the 5th Season. Fans of the show often refer to it as the "Jack Sack."

== European perspective==
For western Europeans the concept of men carrying a bag for much the same reason a woman would has been commonplace since the 1950s. As such, English speaking Europeans consider the term 'Manbag' an [[American English]] [[aberration]] and simply refer to the item as a 'bag'.{{Fact|date=August 2008}}

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==See also==
* [[Handbags]]
* [[Sling bag]]

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