mutton

dead as mutton: see dead as a doornail atdead.

mutton dressed as lamb a middle-aged or old woman dressed in a style suitable for a much younger woman. British informal

☞ Mutton occurs in various derogatory contexts relating to women. It has been used as a slang term for prostitutes from the early 16th century, for example, while the phrase hawk your mutton means 'flaunt your sexual attractiveness' or (of a prostitute) 'solicit for clients'.

1988Salman RushdieThe Satanic Verses Mutton dressed as lamb, fifty plus and batting her eyelashes like an eighteen-year-old.

词组	mutton
释义	mutton dead as mutton: see dead as a doornail atdead. mutton dressed as lamb a middle-aged or old woman dressed in a style suitable for a much younger woman. British informal ☞ Mutton occurs in various derogatory contexts relating to women. It has been used as a slang term for prostitutes from the early 16th century, for example, while the phrase hawk your mutton means 'flaunt your sexual attractiveness' or (of a prostitute) 'solicit for clients'. 1988Salman RushdieThe Satanic Verses Mutton dressed as lamb, fifty plus and batting her eyelashes like an eighteen-year-old.
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