dragon lady
noun
: an overbearing or tyrannical woman
also : a glamorous often mysterious woman
Synonyms
- battle-ax
- battle-axe
- fury
- harpy
- harridan
- shrew
- termagant
- virago
- vixen
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Example Sentences
The new boss is a real dragon lady. a conniving dragon lady, their mother attempted to dominate their lives well into their adult years
Recent Examples on the Web Why not call Uma Thurman, Vivica A. Fox or Daryl Hannah a dragon lady? 
Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2021 But because of miscegenation laws that prevented interracial couples onscreen—and rampant yellowface practices—her opportunities were mostly limited to stereotypes like the rejected other woman or the villainous dragon lady. Time, 5 Mar. 2020 My eyes caught the glances of the portraits, all people who made their bread acting as dragon ladies and inscrutable Chinamen in the movies. San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Sep. 2019 There's a dragon lady also walking around Winterfell right now with eyes that look green in a certain light... Ineye Komonibo, Marie Claire, 2 May 2019
Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2021 But because of miscegenation laws that prevented interracial couples onscreen—and rampant yellowface practices—her opportunities were mostly limited to stereotypes like the rejected other woman or the villainous dragon lady. Time, 5 Mar. 2020 My eyes caught the glances of the portraits, all people who made their bread acting as dragon ladies and inscrutable Chinamen in the movies. San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Sep. 2019 There's a dragon lady also walking around Winterfell right now with eyes that look green in a certain light... Ineye Komonibo, Marie Claire, 2 May 2019 Word History
Etymology
character in the comic strip "Terry and the Pirates" by Milton Caniff
First Known Use
1949, in the meaning defined above
dragon lady
noun
as in shrew
a bad-tempered scolding woman a conniving dragon lady, their mother attempted to dominate their lives well into their adult years Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- shrew
- vixen
- critic
- virago
- battle-axe
- termagant
- harpy
- fury
- harridan
- derider
- belittler
- battle-ax
- caviller
- scold
- gorgon
- fishwife
- railer
- faultfinder
- censurer
- carper
- nitpicker
- caviler
- detractor
- quibbler
- castigator
- pettifogger