Aga saga

British

noun

a novel or drama depicting the lives and concerns of the English middle classes

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Etymology

Origin of Aga saga

C20: allusion to the popularity of _Aga cookers among the English middle classes

Example Sentences

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A lot of what I write into the books is bleak and challenging but I will be the Queen of the Aga saga to my dying day.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025

The writer was known as the "queen of the Aga saga" because her novels often focused on romance and intrigue in middle England, although she rejected the tag as "patronising".

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025

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