(n) a term of reference to a
male peer which asserts a perfumed ponce doily
flower shirted demeanor, worthy of swift physical punishment.
(etymology) Fanny Waggert (1823- 1899) was a formidable English Victorian spinster renowned for reducing grown men to servile dishwashers.
FANNY WAGGERT: "Reverend Corrigan, I
hope you are going to
help the Major in the garden when you have finished organising the knitting needles in terms of size?"
REV. CORRIGAN: "But of course Mme Waggert"
Over time, the usage has become derogatory.