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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesvecchia megera
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈvɛkkja meˈɡɛːra
"Quella vecchia megera continua a lamentarsi."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A derogatory term for an unpleasant, annoying, or eccentric elderly woman.
"He muttered under his breath that the old-bat next door was complaining about the noise again."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines the common adjective 'old' with 'bat' used in a derogatory sense, which likely derives from British slang associating the animal with ugliness, blindness, or eccentricity, or perhaps intersecting with the older dialectal sense of 'bat' meaning an unpleasant or nagging woman. Recorded colloquially since the mid-20th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Old-bat" is said worldwide
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vieille sorcière
Transliteration: viej sɔʁ.sjɛʁ
"Cette vieille sorcière s'est plaignue du bruit."
alte Schachtel
Transliteration: altə ˈʃaxtəl
"Die alte Schachtel hat sich schon wieder beschwert."
vecchia megera
Transliteration: ˈvɛkkja meˈɡɛːra
"Quella vecchia megera continua a lamentarsi."
vieja bruja
Transliteration: ˈbxexa ˈbɾu.xa
"Esa vieja bruja siempre está gritando."
velha coroca
Transliteration: ˈvɛʎɐ koˈɾɔkɐ
"Aquela velha coroca não deixa ninguém em paz."
बुड्ढी डायन
Transliteration: buddhi dayan
"वह बुड्ढी डायन हमेशा शिकायत करती रहती है।"
老太婆
Transliteration: lǎotàipó
"那个老太婆又在抱怨了。"
늙은 마녀
Transliteration: neulgeun manyeo
"저 늙은 마녀가 또 불평을 늘어놓고 있다."
小言おばあさん
Transliteration: kogoto obaasan
"あの小言おばあさんはいつも文句を言っている。"
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