Who is Tante Flickman?

In the season 4, episode 19 titled "Afterboom" of the Gilmore Girls, Tante Flickman is a reference Lorelei made to her mother, as her mother was oddly clutching her purse tightly. Note: Tante in Dutch and German means "aunt".

The Master's Thesis by Tuire Oittinen, titled "Construction of FTAs in the fictional world of Gilmore Girls" (FTA's are Face Threatening Acts), states, "... the Gilmore-ism is used as an ironic remark of Emily being scared of thieves, since Tante Flickman refers to the deceitful Aunt Augusta in the novel and film Travels With My Aunt."