old lady
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.89 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The Bank of England, sometimes referred to as the “Old Lady of Threadneedle Street” or simply “The Old Lady”.
British usage; Informal
Example Sentences
- "Near-synonym: LOL"
- "The door was opened by a little old lady."
- "A dear old lady said she thought the ancient castle at Conway most picturesque, but that it was a pity they put it so close to the railway!"
- ""Ninety per cent of our passengers will know where they are going. They'll come in and do the same journey every day. Therefore, I always base Waterloo not on the commuter, but on the little old lady who's lost in the middle of the station and just wants some help."
- "My old lady was fond of corporal punishment."
- "‘I use the same back-hand flip me old man useda use to knock me old lady arse-over-’ead an’ Stiffer than Mo.’"