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dragon lady
dragon lady A domineering or belligerent woman, as in
They called her the neighborhood dragon lady—she was always yelling at the children. This slangy term was originally the name of a villainous Asian woman in Milton Caniff's popular cartoon strip
Terry and the Pirates (1934-1973), which ran in many newspapers. It was transferred to more general use in the mid-1900s.
dragon lady
slang A aspersing appellation for a woman who is or is apparent to be atrociously powerful, domineering, or manipulative. Named for the villainess in the banana band Terry and the Pirates (1934–46), who was accepted for such traits. Sometimes capitalized. Outside of work, we alarm her the Dragon Adult for the way she bullies anyone and anybody who is lower than her on the accumulated ladder. My uncle is affiliated to a absolute dragon lady—all she does is bawl at him and bang-up him around.Learn more: dragon, ladydragon lady
A arrogant or aggressive woman, as in They alleged her the adjacency dragon lady-she was consistently babble at the children. This slangy appellation was originally the name of a awful Asian woman in Milton Caniff's accepted animation band Terry and the Pirates (1934-1973), which ran in abounding newspapers. It was transferred to added accepted use in the mid-1900s. Learn more: dragon, ladydragon lady
A angry and appalling woman. The appellation comes from a accepted banana band of the 1930s, “Terry and the Pirates,” which featured such a woman. In the mid-eighteenth aeon the chat dragon alone was acclimated to call a angry and agitated being of either sex, although by the mid-1800s it was so acclimated alone for a woman. Possibly this was the aboriginal antecedent for the comic-strip dragon lady.Learn more: dragon, lady