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A Mary-Anne

Posted by RRC on March 12, 2008 at 22:09:

In Reply to: A Mary-Anne posted by Denise.booth on March 12, 2008 at 19:22:

: I would like to know the meaning of the saying "she is a Mary-Anne"

Without more context, I'm going to guess that it is a reference to Mary Ann from the TV show Gilligan's Island. Her sweet, naive, fresh-faced country girl is often contrasted with Ginger, the glamourous Hollywood starlet.

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