Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mrs. harris

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.31 in modern English

Syllables: mrs. har-ris
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Morning Herald newspaper, which had the same editorial team as the Evening Standard but would misleadingly cite it as an independent authority.

British usage; Humorous

Example Sentences

"Mrs. Gamp's Farewell to Mrs. Harris. The Morning Herald and the Evening Standard were for a long period the property of one gentleman."

Etymology

Name of a character in Charles Dickens's Martin Chuzzlewit. The dissolute nurse Sarah Gamp cites the imaginary Mrs. Harris in order to back up her own opinions. The name was adopted by Punch magazine to refer to the newspaper.

Usage

British usage
Humorous

Frequently Paired Words

Mrs. Gamp

Questions

What does mrs. harris mean?: The Morning Herald newspaper, which had the same editorial team as the Evening Standard but would misleadingly cite it as an independent authority.
Where does mrs. harris come from?: Name of a character in Charles Dickens's Martin Chuzzlewit. The dissolute nurse Sarah Gamp cites the imaginary Mrs. Harris in order to back up her own opinions. The name was adopted by Punch magazine to refer to the newspaper.

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