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Haggis McBaggis
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English
Etymology
See en hag, en haggis, en Mc-, and en bag an old woman.
Proper noun
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en colloquial An archetypal ugly or frumpy old woman.
en 1988 Margaret Atwood Cat's Eye Sometimes they say, “I look like an absolute hag,” and sometimes, “I look like Haggis McBaggis.” This is an ugly old woman they seem to have made up.
en 2011 Jenny Colgan Meet Me At The Cupcake Café Haggis McBaggis, the lady with all the bags she pushed along in a shopping trolley, who sometimes hung around the bus stop but never got on a bus.
en 2013 Sereena Nightshade Dysfunctional Meanderings 47 Haggis McBaggis / Traipsing in the discount store / Dressed in soiled rags / Complete with bedraggled hair
en rhyming phrases