Mrs Miggins

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Any ordinary woman, especially an older woman.

Pronunciation

/ˌmɪsɪz ˈmɪɡɪnz/ /-səz-/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Mrs Miggins.wav /-sɪs-/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Mrs Miggins.wav

Word forms

Mrs Miggins

Etymology

From Mrs + Miggins (a surname), possibly popularized by the character Mrs Miggins who is mentioned in the British television comedy series Blackadder II (first broadcast 9 January – 20 February 1986) as the owner of a pie shop, and appears in Blackadder the Third (17 September – 22 October 1987) as a coffee shop proprietress.

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