"Haggis McBaggis" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: See hag, haggis, Mc-, and bag (“an old woman”). Head templates: {{en-prop|nolinkhead=1}} Haggis McBaggis
  1. (colloquial) An archetypal ugly or frumpy old woman. Tags: colloquial
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          "ref": "2011, Jenny Colgan, Meet Me At The Cupcake Café:",
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          "ref": "2013, Sereena Nightshade, Dysfunctional Meanderings, page 47:",
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