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Mutton Dressed as Lamb: An Idiom-Based Perspective on Discourses of Gender and Aging

Abstract This study investigates the British English idiom “mutton dressed as lamb” across time and in public and private discourse to describe and understand its contributions toward discourses of aging and gender. The “mutton” idiom is often viewed as humorous and innocuous. We...