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AGA saga

AGA saga is the alternative letter-case form of Aga saga.

Noun capitalized: Aga saga

Aga saga (plural Aga sagas)

  1. (UK, derogatory, sometimes) A kind of popular novel set in a suburban or rural location and featuring domestic and emotional themes involving middle-class characters.
    • 2007, Saying that, if Judy does retire and write a rollicking Aga-saga about, say, a middle-aged woman with a loving, ambitious yet utterly frustrating husband, I'd certainly buy it in the three-for-two. — Grace Dent, The Guardian, 22 Jun 2007, G2, p. 3

Forms of AGA saga

pluralAGA sagas
pluralAga sagas
alternative formAGA saga

Origin of AGA saga

Rhyming phrase, named for the AGA cooker, a type of stored-heat oven popular in British country houses in the early 20th century. Coined in 1992 by novelist Terence Blacker in reference to the work of Joanna Trollope.

Questions about AGA saga

What does AGA saga mean?
AGA saga means a kind of popular novel set in a suburban or rural location and featuring domestic and emotional themes involving middle-class characters.
What is AGA saga the alternative letter-case form of?
AGA saga is the alternative letter-case form of Aga saga.
What part of speech is AGA saga?
AGA saga is a noun.
What is the plural of AGA saga?
The plural of AGA saga is AGA sagas.

Words near AGA saga in the dictionary

  1. AGA cookers
  2. Aga Khan
  3. Aga Khanite
  4. Aga Khanites
  5. Aga Khans
  6. AGA saga
  7. AGA sagas
  8. Agaard
  9. Agaards
  10. AGAB
  11. agabanee

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