Meanings
- UKslangHighlights a statement which contains a double entendre or appears sexually forward.
And, finally, here we have our groovy little DataSet, just ready to be pumped silly with information. Ooh, matron!
2002, Karl Moore, Karl Moore's Visual Basic .NET: The Tutorials, Apress, →ISBN, page 1752 more examples
'God, you've got a big head.' 'It's not the only big thing I've got.' 'Ooh, matron,' she giggled and then there was silence for a while until she gasped, 'Please don't stop.'
2012, Julia Llewellyn, Ten Minutes to Fall in Love, Penguin UK, →ISBNOnce Tukaal had confirmed that all was well, we made our way out towards the perimeter fence and, following a quick flash of his Multi-Tool (ooh, Matron), scrambled through the hole he'd cut in the fence.
2013, Andy Ritchie, The Book That THEY Do Not Want You To Read: Part 2, Autharium, →ISBNSynonyms: fnar, oo-er, as the actress said to the bishop, nudge nudge, wink wink, that's what she said
Synonyms & antonyms
interjectionHighlights a statement which contains a double entendre or appears sexually forward.
Origin
A catchphrase of Kenneth Williams' characters in the Carry On film series, said in response to comments from Hattie Jacques' hospital matron characters.
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ooh, matron. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ooh%2C%20matron
“ooh, matron.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ooh%2C%20matron. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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