Shar ‧ ples, E ‧ na /ˈʃɑːp ə lz $ ˈʃɑːr-, ˈiːnə/ BrE AmE
a character who used to appear in the British television programme Coronation Street . She was an old WORKING-CLASS woman with strong opinions and strict ideas about other people's moral behaviour, which she expressed very openly.