Maggie's drawers

plural noun

Mag·​gie's drawers

ˈmagēz-,

ˈmaigēz-

1

slang : the red flag waved across the target by a marker on the target range when a shot has completely missed the target

2

slang : a miss when scoring targets

Word History

Etymology

from Maggie, nickname for Margaret

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