handbasket

hand·bas·ket

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hand-bas-kit, -bah-skit]
- /ˈhændˌbæs kɪt, -ˌbɑ skɪt/
- /hˈandbaskɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hand-bas-kit, -bah-skit]
- /ˈhændˌbæs kɪt, -ˌbɑ skɪt/

Definitions of handbasket word

noun handbasket a small basket with a handle for carrying by hand. 1
idioms handbasket go to hell in a handbasket, to degenerate quickly and decisively: The economy has gone to hell in a handbasket. 1
noun handbasket a basket designed to be carried in the hand 0
noun handbasket a small basket 0
noun handbasket A basket with a handle. 0

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Origin of handbasket

First appearance:

before 1485

One of the 25% oldest English words

First recorded in 1485-95; hand + basket

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Parts of speech for Handbasket

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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handbasket popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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