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ANNICKER'S MIDDEN, n. also Annacker's midden. A mess, dreadful muddle. [prob. f. Annacker's, a Glasgow pork butcher from 1853 to 1942; their messy bins were frequently raked through by the poor] Gsw. 1983 James Kelman Not not while the giro 30:
Auld Erchie waantit me tae go up tae his place but Jesus Christ it's like annickers midden up therr.Gsw. 1988 Michael Munro The Patter Another Blast 1:
Annacker's midden A proverbial place of mess or disorder; 'Ah wid ask ye in, Mrs Eh, but they weans've goat the hoose lik Annacker's midden.'Sc. 1996 Herald 27 Feb 14:
... the inherited wisdom of centuries of living in stately homes can be transmitted to those whose big ambition for humble abodes is only to keep them looking less like Annacker's midden.