Meaning of sacoches in Quebecois French?

Question

I translate it as saddlebags, but it doesn't seem to fit the context. I'm thinking there's a Quebecois usage, meaning simply bags or maybe purse?

Updated from comment:

It is from an ad that shows a crossbody phone "case" (softbody, not hard) with a strap; it allows you to free your hands when you don't want to/can't carry your phone. Sacoche is with an "s," and Google translates that as "saddlebags" (obviously not correct). Keep in mind the "case" is only the size of a cell phone. So, would you call it a "bag"?

Answer 1

Sacoche in French Quebecois mean principaly the hand bag of a women.

It can also mean a object like a sac banane, but it got a strong connotation of a feminine's article. Hearing someone to tell that to a man's bag could make me think if he wanted to make a joke.

Answer 2

Notice: Answer from a Belgian French perspective

This is a tricky one. If I were to see the picture you describe and the product was labelled as "sacoche" I would probably not find it too much off. But if I had to choose only 1 word to describe it, I probably wouldn't use "sacoche" but pochette, housse, étui, sac,...

Using more words you can also be more or less descriptive, and then refer to "sacoche":

Sacoche/Sac/Housse/Étui/Pochette bandoulière pour téléphone portable

"Bandoulière" designate the shoulder strap. "Porter quelquechose en bandoulière" means carrying it using the shoulder strap, usually across the body.

Answer 3

It's also a derogation in Quebec If used against a woman it basically means an well-used old bag, saggy, wrinkly and definitely NOT sanitary, as in an old prostitute who was forced to retire.