gorgonnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈɡɔː.ɡən/us/ˈɡɔːr.ɡən/UK informala woman whose appearance and behaviour causes fear:
Our teacher is a real gorgon!
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Kinds of women
- a damsel in distress idiom
- adult
- amazon
- auntie
- bachelorette
- cougar
- councilwoman
- dame
- damsel
- dolly bird
- housewife
- ingénue
- Jezebel
- ladette
- Lady Muck
- slattern
- temptress
- tigress
- wallflower
- wench
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