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Haggis McBaggis

Haggis McBaggis proper noun: an archetypal ugly or frumpy old woman.

Proper noun

Haggis McBaggis

  1. (colloquial) An archetypal ugly or frumpy old woman.
    • Sometimes they say, “I look like an absolute hag,” and sometimes, “I look like Haggis McBaggis.” This is an ugly old woman they seem to have made up.1988, Margaret Atwood, Cat's Eye
    • […] Haggis McBaggis, the lady with all the bags she pushed along in a shopping trolley, who sometimes hung around the bus stop but never got on a bus.2011, Jenny Colgan, Meet Me At The Cupcake Café

Origin of Haggis McBaggis

See hag, haggis, Mc-, and bag (“an old woman”).

Questions about Haggis McBaggis

What does Haggis McBaggis mean?
Haggis McBaggis means an archetypal ugly or frumpy old woman.
What part of speech is Haggis McBaggis?
Haggis McBaggis is a proper noun.

Words near Haggis McBaggis in the dictionary

  1. Haggetts
  2. haggi
  3. haggies
  4. hagging
  5. haggis
  6. Haggis McBaggis
  7. haggises
  8. haggish
  9. haggishly
  10. haggishness
  11. haggiss

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