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Aga saga en · NOUN

Etymology

Rhyming phrase, named for the AGA cooker, a type of stored-heat oven popular in British country houses in the early 20th century. Coined in 1992 by novelist Terence Blacker in reference to the work of Joanna Trollope.

Meanings

1. (UK, derogatory, sometimes) A kind of popular novel set in a suburban or rural location and featuring domestic and emotional themes involving middle-class characters.
   • 2007, Saying that, if Judy does retire and write a rollicking Aga-saga about, say, a middle-aged woman with a loving, ambitious yet utterly frustrating husband, I'd certainly buy it in the three-for-two. — Grace Dent, The Guardian, 22 Jun 2007, G2, p. 3

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