Etymology

Mrs Miggins

Mrs Mig·gins

Today it means: Any ordinary woman, especially an older woman. Full definition →

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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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