mutton dressed up as lamb

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mutton dressed up as lamb (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of mutton dressed as lamb
    • 2023 August 10, Zoe Williams, “Ripped, hot and in your 50s? You are now, officially, ‘beekeeping age’”, in The Guardian[1], →ISSN:
      It’s more useful as a gender neutral term, saving the hassle of constant translation – Milf to Dilf, cougar to silver fox, mutton dressed up as lamb to beef dressed up as veal.