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who's 'she', the cat's mother

/ˈhuːz ˈʃi(ː)ðə ˈkæts ˈmʌðə(ɹ)/

who's 'she', the cat's mother phrase: a rebuke especially directed towards children for having referred to a woman in the nominative case as "she", instead of by her name or an appropriately respectful title.

Phrase

who's 'she', the cat's mother?

  1. (Ireland, New-England, UK, dated, idiomatic) A rebuke especially directed towards children for having referred to a woman in the nominative case as "she", instead of by her name or an appropriately respectful title.
    • "She's coming on the trip with us too!"
    • "Who's 'she', the cat's mother?"

Questions about who's 'she', the cat's mother

What does who's 'she', the cat's mother mean?
Who's 'she', the cat's mother means a rebuke especially directed towards children for having referred to a woman in the nominative case as "she", instead of by her name or an appropriately respectful title.
What part of speech is who's 'she', the cat's mother?
Who's 'she', the cat's mother is a phrase.
How do you pronounce who's 'she', the cat's mother?
Who's 'she', the cat's mother is pronounced /ˈhuːz ˈʃi(ː)ðə ˈkæts ˈmʌðə(ɹ)/.

Words near who's 'she', the cat's mother in the dictionary

  1. who'da thunk it
  2. who'll
  3. who'm
  4. who're
  5. who's
  6. who's 'she', the cat's mother
  7. who's a good boy
  8. who's a good girl
  9. who's a pretty boy then
  10. who's asking
  11. who's calling

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