pocketbook vs purse vs wallet

[orleans]

men don't typically carry pocketbooks.
neither do most women.
purse is the new word for pocketbook (and it's hardly new)
wallet is mostly universal.
even people who carry a purse usually keep their ids and money in a wallet inside their purse
my nana had a pocketbook and she was born in 1887.
my mom had a purse.

pocketbook is an old timey word, held over from the "olden days"
wallet is more relatable imo

republicans keep raiding/emptying our wallets
trump is breaking our bank accounts
nana can't find her pocketbook

[moonscape]

1. I alternate between

pocketbook and purse. Now I feel old at 75.

Oh wait …

[Deuxcents]

4. I'm a couple of years older and I say pocketbook and sometimes billfold and I'm still understood 🤗

[Vinca]

2. I use handbag. In particular, a crossbody handbag. It's the only way I won't leave my purse/wallet/whatever behind.

[PeaceWave]

3. Pocketbook is kind of a catch all phrase. At least that's how I've seen it used.

[yorkster]

5. I say pocketbook.

Purse sounds somehow more prissy to me.
I think it's probably regional (New England) plus generational (older boomer).

[maveric]

6. Growing up in the Boston area, it was always "pockabook"

A purse was a small, clasping change purse.