Usually means: Older person imitating youthful fashion.
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  1. mutton dressed as lamb: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. mutton dressed as lamb: Merriam-Webster
  3. mutton dressed as lamb: Collins English Dictionary
  4. mutton dressed as lamb: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  5. mutton dressed as lamb: Wiktionary

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  1. mutton dressed as lamb: Idioms

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  1. mutton dressed as lamb: English slang and colloquialisms used in the United Kingdom
  2. Mutton dressed as lamb: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (mutton dressed as lamb)

noun:  (UK, derogatory) A middle-aged or elderly woman dressed in a style more suited to a young woman, especially if in a deliberate attempt to appear young.

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