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Mrs McGillicuddy noun

A wheeled shopping bag

Example

I’d a right palaver getting Mrs McGillicuddy on and off the bus

Origin

Sparked by some odd fusion of their colouring (usually tartan), the association with mature women and the word caddy

Collector

Mark – 2024
Mark Iliff – owner

Notes

In 4:50 from Paddington (Agatha Christie 1957) it was Mrs Elspeth McGillicuddy who saw a murder on her way to stay with Miss Marple

Submitted: 13/12/2024 by Mark ● Last updated: 13/12/2024 21:50 by Mark

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 I like this word very much.

—Joy, 14 Dec 2024

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