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harridans

harridans is the plural of harridan.

Meaning of harridan

Noun

harridan (plural harridans)

  1. A vicious and scolding woman, especially an older one.
    • Why is that tattling old harridan, Peggy O'Dowd, to make free with my name at her d—d supper-table, and advertise my engagement over the three kingdoms?1847 January – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 13, in Vanity Fair […], London: Bradbury and Evans […], published 1848, →OCLC

Questions about harridans

What is harridans the plural of?
Harridans is the plural of harridan.

Words near harridans in the dictionary

  1. Harreses
  2. Harrhy
  3. harricane
  4. harricanes
  5. harridan
  6. harridans
  7. Harridge
  8. Harridges
  9. Harrie
  10. harried
  11. harriedness

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