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I'm a 40-something married white female, survivor of weight watchers, avid reader of pulp. Dogs (not cats), extreme right (handed, not politics), ENTJ, alto, wanna-be knitter.

January 25, 2006

Word of the Day

Courtesy of Roget’s Thesaurus

termagant

NOUN: A person, traditionally a woman, who persistently nags or criticizes: fishwife, fury, harpy, scold, birdwoman, shrew, virago, vixen. Informal : battle-ax.


Now, to figure how to pronounce termagant... it’s a great harlequin romance word, no?

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