"muffin worry" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: muffin worries [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} muffin worry (plural muffin worries)
  1. (UK, slang) An elderly lady's tea party. Tags: UK, slang Related terms: bun fight, tea fight
    Sense id: en-muffin_worry-en-noun-3nsZTlsd Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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