old biddy

“But I think the things I say in it are again absolutely true, and perhaps more serious. And I’m glad of that. I don’t just want to be a foul-mouthed old biddy. A potty-mouth as I’m often called. Because I’m more than that.”

Underestimated as an old biddy with a love for knitting, the most famous resident of St. Mary Mead uses her unassuming identity to her advantage.

Judi Dench plays an old biddy accused of spilling Britain’s state secrets in director Trevor Nunn’s fact-based 2018 espionage drama “Red Joan.”

"Before you says anything," said the grey-haired woman, "I should tell ye that I'm just a poor old flower-seller, a harmless old biddy who's never done nothing to no one, and that the sight of a grand and terrifying lady such as yourself fills me with dread and fear."

"Who was the old biddy?" asked Tristran.