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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One's mother.
- noun One's wife or girlfriend.
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- noun An
elderly woman. - noun slang One's
mother . - noun slang, US One's girlfriend, wife or
significant other . - noun The
Bank of England , sometimes referred to as the "Old Lady ofThreadneedle Street " or simply "The Old Lady". (see: Bank of England on Wikipedia)
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun your own wife
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bilby commented on the word old lady
"'I understand your concern,' replied the trained apologist, 'but I think you'll find that the price of cheese has, once adjusted for positive spin, actually gone down measured against the retail price index in recent years. Here, have a look at this.'
She passed me a picture of a sweet little old lady on crutches.
'Old ladies who are not dissimilar to the actress in this picture will have to go without their hip replacements and suffer crippling pain if you selfishly demand cut-price cheese.'"
- Jasper Fforde, 'Lost In A Good Book'.
November 24, 2008