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Mrs. Harris

(UK, historical, humorous) The Morning Herald newspaper, which had the same editorial team as the Evening Standard but would misleadingly cite it as an independent authority.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK

(UK, historical, humorous) The Morning Herald newspaper, which had the same editorial team as the Evening Standard but would misleadingly cite it as an independent authority.

Origin: Name of a character in Charles Dickens's Martin Chuzzlewit. The dissolute nurse Sarah Gamp cites the imaginary Mrs. Harris in order to back up her own opinions. The name was adopted by Punch magazine to refer to the newspaper. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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