laced mutton

A vain, ignorant, and superficial middle-aged woman who unsuccessfully attempts to make herself look youthful by caking on make-up and by wearing the trendy clothing of college-aged females. This phrase is actually an older popular characterization which one occasionally encounters in classic literature and especially in Golden Age British mysteries.

Check out that noxious old heifer -- laced mutton of The First Water.

by The Grottomaster November 27, 2011

Laced Mutton

An old Victorian term for a prostitute.

That expensive laced mutton gave me chlamydia.

by Plumm July 26, 2012