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ooh, matron

ooh, matron interjection: highlights a statement which contains a double entendre or appears sexually forward.

Interjection

  1. (UK, slang) Highlights a statement which contains a double entendre or appears sexually forward.
    • And, finally, here we have our groovy little DataSet, just ready to be pumped silly with information. Ooh, matron!2002, Karl Moore, Karl Moore's Visual Basic .NET: The Tutorials, Apress, →ISBN, page 175
    • 'God, you've got a big head.'
      'It's not the only big thing I've got.'
      'Ooh, matron,' she giggled and then there was silence for a while until she gasped, 'Please don't stop.'2012, Julia Llewellyn, Ten Minutes to Fall in Love, Penguin UK, →ISBN

Synonyms of ooh, matron

Origin of ooh, matron

A catchphrase of Kenneth Williams' characters in the Carry On film series, said in response to comments from Hattie Jacques' hospital matron characters.

Questions about ooh, matron

What does ooh, matron mean?
Ooh, matron means highlights a statement which contains a double entendre or appears sexually forward.
What part of speech is ooh, matron?
Ooh, matron is an interjection.

Words near ooh, matron in the dictionary

  1. ooh
  2. ooh ah ah
  3. ooh arrh
  4. ooh la la
  5. ooh ooh aah aah
  6. ooh, matron
  7. ooh-ah-ah
  8. ooh-wee
  9. oohed
  10. ooher
  11. oohing

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