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goʊnoun, plural -goes, -gos.
1.
a loud-voiced, ill-tempered, scolding woman; shrew.
2.
Archaic. a woman of strength or spirit.
Origin:
before 1000; Middle English, Old English < Latin virāgō, equivalent to vir man + -āgō suffix expressing association of some kind, here resemblance
before 1000; Middle English, Old English < Latin virāgō, equivalent to vir man + -āgō suffix expressing association of some kind, here resemblance
Synonyms
1. scold, nag, termagant, harpy, Xanthippe.
1. scold, nag, termagant, harpy, Xanthippe.
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