noun
someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
• Derivationally related forms: ↑nag (for: ↑nagger), ↑nag (for: ↑nag), ↑scold (for: ↑scolder), ↑scold (for: ↑scold)
• Hypernyms: ↑unpleasant person, ↑disagreeable person
• Hyponyms: ↑harridan
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noun : a woman who disturbs the public peace by noisy and quarrelsome or abusive behavior constituting a public nuisance
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(in early common law) a habitually rude and brawling woman whose conduct was subject to punishment as a public nuisance.
[1760-70]
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common scold,
a woman whose practice of frequent scolding disturbs the peace of the neighborhood.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.