who's 'she', the cat's mother

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Who's 'she', the cat's mother?

  1. (idiomatic, somewhat dated, British, Ireland, New England) A rebuke especially directed towards children for having referred to a woman in the nominative case as "she", instead of by her name or an appropriately respectful title.
    "She's coming on the trip with us too!"
    "Who's 'she', the cat's mother?"
    "Sorry, Gran is coming with us too."
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