mutton dressed up as lamb

A form of mutton dressed as lamb — A middle-aged or elderly woman dressed in a style more suited to a young woman, especially if in a deliberate attempt to appear young.

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Meanings

nounmutton dressed up as lamb (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of mutton dressed as lamb.

    It’s more useful as a gender neutral term, saving the hassle of constant translation – Milf to Dilf, cougar to silver fox, mutton dressed up as lamb to beef dressed up as veal.

    2023 August 10, Zoe Williams, “Ripped, hot and in your 50s? You are now, officially, ‘beekeeping age’”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
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APA

mutton dressed up as lamb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mutton%20dressed%20up%20as%20lamb

MLA

“mutton dressed up as lamb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mutton%20dressed%20up%20as%20lamb. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mutton dressed up as lamb,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mutton%20dressed%20up%20as%20lamb.

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