Mrs. Miggins

Mrs. Miggins

1. Alternative form of Mrs Miggins.
   • 1849 February, “The ‘Moral Suasion’ Theory”, in The University Magazine, volume I, number 2, Charlottesville, Va.: University of Virginia, →OCLC, pages 53–54:

     Many were the high expectations entertained by fond parents, of the rapid progress which their darlings would make, when placed under the tuition of the young man from college, that would teach without whipping, "Old man," said Mrs. Miggins (as I heard) to her husband, a sturdy farmer, "old man, our Jack is a mighty smart boy: I saw him the other day, when he wanted some cake go to the cupboard, take a long stick, pull it down on the floor, and then taking it up, he ran to me and cried out, 'Goodness, mother, look here what a piece of cake I found on the floor; may'nt I have it?' He is a mighty clever boy, and neighbor Johnson's son will teach him every thing that's smart."

   • 1873, Iota [pseudonym; John Francis Waller], “Hatchley Colne”, in The Adventures of a Protestant in Search of a Religion, London: R. Washbourne, […], →OCLC, page 192:

     You can do nothing Evangelical without a tea-meeting. […] Mrs. Griggs and Mrs. Miggins are ready with their donation to your subscription list, but you must give them the opportunity of drinking Bohea in public before they will disburse.

   • 2003, Nigel Stanley, “Scalability and Security”, in Microsoft .NET Jumpstart for Systems Administrators and Developers, Burlington, Mass.: Digital Press, Elsevier Science, →ISBN, page 150:

     It's all very well trusting users, but what happens if Mrs. Miggins brings in a floppy disk from home with some code on it written by her son.

   • 2022, Darren Moor, “Try Not to Frighten Mrs. Miggins Any More than You have Already”, in How to Survive Your Early Years as a Police Officer: Tips, Tactics and Humour for the Probationer and Beyond, Market Harborough, Leicestershire: Matador, →ISBN:

     From the moment you park up in a police car outside some little old lady's house, even if it's only to walk down the road to make an inquiry at a neighbour's, Mrs. Miggins will be convinced that you're there to tell her that one of her family has died in some tragic accident.