Words Seldom Seen: termagant

termagant

Noun: A violent, turbulent or brawling woman. A shrew.

Example: His girlfriend was a termagent who made his life hell.

Source: Dictionary.com 

Note: if you capitalize Termagant you are referring to a mythical deity.

The photo is of a Gold/Nesselroth/Posner ancestor found in the Eva Gold archive.

 


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