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Today's Word "harridan"

A worn-out strumpet on

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harridan \HAIR-uh-din\, noun) - A worn-out strumpet; a vixenish woman; a hag.

"Emily was hard-pressed not to laugh out loud several times, for if the harridan knew who Emily really was, she would no doubt be groveling and fawning..." -- Alice Holden, 'A Kiss for Christmas'

 

Harridan probably comes from French haridelle, "a worn-out horse, a gaunt woman."


 

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