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To: conservative98

Vote for the harridan, then!

Definition of harridan: an angry and unpleasant woman

Synonyms:
battle-ax (or battle-axe), dragon lady, fury, harpy, shrew, termagant, virago, vixen

Related Words
fishwife, gorgon; carper, castigator, caviler (or caviller), censurer, critic, faultfinder, nitpicker, railer, scold; belittler, derider, detractor; pettifogger, quibbler

Origin and Etymology of harridan
perhaps modification of French haridelle old horse, gaunt woman

First Known Use: 1678

Source: Merriam-Webster’s Learner’s Dictionary: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/harridan


94 posted on 07/15/2016 10:58:34 AM PDT by Taxman ((H. L. Mencken correctly observed: Government is actually the worst failure of civilized man.))
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To: Taxman

Describes a former phb-ette from a university IT department very well too.


100 posted on 07/15/2016 11:18:03 AM PDT by wally_bert (I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
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