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Mrs Kuffoops
Anonymous; an unnamed person: Even Mrs Kuffoops would know that!
Contributor's comments: When this term has been used in my hearing it has been pronounced more like "Kerfoops"
Contributor's comments: When I was a child my mother would sometimes call me 'Madam Kerfoops', as in 'Where do you think you're going, Madam Kerfoops?'. This usage reminds me of 'Lady Muck', but without the element of censure.
Contributor's comments: Also used in Melbourne. Mrs Kerfoops was often blamed for things that went wrong, sort of an all-purpose scapegoat. Like: Q - "Who ate my toast?" A - "Mrs Kerfoops took it!"
Contributor's comments: My late grandmother (born 1910 in Wingham, NSW) used to call me Mrs Kuffoops. In fact, I think it was a term of endearment she used with all her favourite females!
Contributor's comments: My mother, who lived whole life in Brisbane, often used the term Mrs Kerffoops in a slightly derogatory form. Mum was of Scottish descent.
Contributor's comments: Used when someone cannot remember the name of the person who is the topic of conversation. It is never Mr Kafoops. It may also be used if you do not want the children to know of whom you are speaking: "I was talking to Mrs Kafoops when I was down the street and she said ..."
Contributor's comments: My father used to call me Madam Kafoops. Notedly, he was originally from the Hunter region.
Contributor's comments: I always imagined it was spelled Kafoops. In Melbourne in the 1940s and 1950s I heard my parents use this expression to some hypothetical anonymous woman not distinguished by intellect or social standing. I have heard 'hoodletank' used as the corresponding expression for a man.
Contributor's comments: I've heard of the same explanations as given, but in written language it was spelt as K'Foops.