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Bellambi handbag


a box-cask of wine drunk by youngsters in a park or at the beach. Same meaning as "Dapto briefcase" but using a different suburb of Wollongong: Got smashed last night on a Bellambi handbag.

Contributor's comments: I have also heard the term Dubbo Handbag used to mean the same thing, although I am originally from the south coast and I heard Bellambi Handbag first.

Contributor's comments: Bellambi Handbag has been used for many years and is often used by school kids so as to avoid being 'sprung' by teachers and parents.