FARMER GEORGE


Meaning of FARMER GEORGE in English

a popular name for King George III in the drawings of the political cartoonist James Gillray . His pictures showing the king as a rude, uneducated farmer were very popular at the time, and many people referred to the king as Farmer George. George is now often thought of as a typical name for any farmer.

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary.      Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь.