"Aunt Edna" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Aunt Ednas [plural]
Etymology: Coined by British dramatist Terence Rattigan. Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Aunt Edna}} Aunt Edna (plural Aunt Ednas)
  1. A middle-class playgoer with conventional tastes. Wikipedia link: Terence Rattigan
    Sense id: en-Aunt_Edna-en-noun-YqcIEjVz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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