See ooh, matron on Wiktionary
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"etymology_text": "A catchphrase of Kenneth Williams' characters in the Carry On film series, said in response to comments from Hattie Jacques' hospital matron characters.",
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"ref": "2002, Karl Moore, Karl Moore's Visual Basic .NET: The Tutorials, Apress, →ISBN, page 175:",
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"ref": "2012, Julia Llewellyn, Ten Minutes to Fall in Love, Penguin UK, →ISBN:",
"text": "'God, you've got a big head.'\n'It's not the only big thing I've got.'\n'Ooh, matron,' she giggled and then there was silence for a while until she gasped, 'Please don't stop.'",
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"ref": "2013, Andy Ritchie, The Book That THEY Do Not Want You To Read: Part 2, Autharium, →ISBN:",
"text": "Once Tukaal had confirmed that all was well, we made our way out towards the perimeter fence and, following a quick flash of his Multi-Tool (ooh, Matron), scrambled through the hole he'd cut in the fence.",
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"(UK, slang) Highlights a statement which contains a double entendre or appears sexually forward."
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"word": "fnar"
},
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"sense": "Highlighting a double entendre",
"word": "oo-er"
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"sense": "Highlighting a double entendre",
"word": "as the actress said to the bishop"
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{
"sense": "Highlighting a double entendre",
"word": "nudge nudge, wink wink"
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"sense": "Highlighting a double entendre",
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"ref": "2012, Julia Llewellyn, Ten Minutes to Fall in Love, Penguin UK, →ISBN:",
"text": "'God, you've got a big head.'\n'It's not the only big thing I've got.'\n'Ooh, matron,' she giggled and then there was silence for a while until she gasped, 'Please don't stop.'",
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"sense": "Highlighting a double entendre",
"word": "fnar"
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"sense": "Highlighting a double entendre",
"word": "oo-er"
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"sense": "Highlighting a double entendre",
"word": "as the actress said to the bishop"
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