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Mrs. Gamp

Mrs. Gamp proper noun: the Evening Standard newspaper.

Proper noun

Mrs. Gamp

  1. (UK, historical, humorous) The Evening Standard newspaper.
    • Mrs. Gamp's Farewell to Mrs. Harris. The Morning Herald and the Evening Standard were for a long period the property of one gentleman.1857, Punch, volumes 32-33

Origin of Mrs. Gamp

See Mrs. Harris.

Questions about Mrs. Gamp

What does Mrs. Gamp mean?
Mrs. Gamp means the Evening Standard newspaper.
What part of speech is Mrs. Gamp?
Mrs. Gamp is a proper noun.

Words near Mrs. Gamp in the dictionary

  1. Mrs. Christmas
  2. Mrs. Christmases
  3. Mrs. Claus
  4. Mrs. Clauses
  5. Mrs. degree
  6. Mrs. Gamp
  7. Mrs. Grundy
  8. Mrs. Harris
  9. Mrs. Jones
  10. Mrs. Leo Hunter
  11. Mrs. Leo Hunters

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