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Noun: xanthippe  zan'thi-pee
Usage: informal
  1. A bad-tempered or nagging woman
    "He complained that his mother-in-law was a real xanthippe"
Noun: Xanthippe  zan'thi-pee
  1. The wife of Socrates in ancient Greece, known for her supposedly shrewish temperament
    "Xanthippe's name has become synonymous with a nagging wife"

Derived forms: Xanthippes, xanthippes

Encyclopedia: Xanthippe