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Mrs. Harris

Mrs. Harris proper noun: the Morning Herald newspaper, which had the same editorial team as the Evening Standard but would misleadingly cite it as an independent authority.

Proper noun

Mrs. Harris

  1. (UK, historical, humorous) The Morning Herald newspaper, which had the same editorial team as the Evening Standard but would misleadingly cite it as an independent authority.
    • 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. Harris

Name of a character in Charles Dickens's Martin Chuzzlewit. The dissolute nurse Sarah Gamp cites the imaginary Mrs. Harris in order to back up her own opinions. The name was adopted by Punch magazine to refer to the newspaper.

Questions about Mrs. Harris

What does Mrs. Harris mean?
Mrs. Harris means the Morning Herald newspaper, which had the same editorial team as the Evening Standard but would misleadingly cite it as an independent authority.
What part of speech is Mrs. Harris?
Mrs. Harris is a proper noun.

Words near Mrs. Harris in the dictionary

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

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