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mutton dressed up as lamb

mutton dressed up as lamb is the alternative form of mutton dressed as lamb.

Meaning of mutton dressed as lamb

Noun

mutton dressed as lamb (uncountable)

  1. (UK, derogatory) A middle-aged or elderly woman dressed in a style more suited to a young woman, especially if in a deliberate attempt to appear young.
    • Cully Barnaby: Dad, that old lady, the mutton dressed as lamb. Do you know her?
      DCI Tom Barnaby: That's a terrible thing to say... even though it's true. No, I don't.1998 April 22, Caroline Graham et al., “Faithful unto Death”, in Midsomer Murders

Questions about mutton dressed up as lamb

What is mutton dressed up as lamb the alternative form of?
Mutton dressed up as lamb is the alternative form of mutton dressed as lamb.

Words near mutton dressed up as lamb in the dictionary

  1. mutton dagger
  2. mutton daggers
  3. mutton dash
  4. mutton dashes
  5. mutton dressed as lamb
  6. mutton dressed up as lamb
  7. mutton fat
  8. mutton fist
  9. mutton fists
  10. mutton flaps
  11. mutton ham

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