Luddite – Any opponent of technological progress. One of the 19th century English workmen who destroyed laborsaving machinery that they thought would cause unemployment
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An acerbic criticism of some imaginary
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acerbic – Sour or bitter in taste. Harsh or corrosive in tone. “an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose”.
gulling – Make a fool or dupe of. Gull – Fool or hoax. codding. twitting – Harass with persistent criticism or carping.
carping – Persistent petty and unjustified criticism. Raise trivial objections.
caviling. chicaning. chousing – Defeat someone through trickery or deceit. jockeying, shafting
gamey – Suggestive of sexual impropriety. racy.
clamant – Conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry. Demanding attention. “clamant needs”. clamorous.
strident – Being sharply insistent on being heard. “strident demands”. Unpleasantly loud and harsh. sibilant. spirant. fricative. continuant.
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exigent – Demanding attention. “regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous”. Requiring precise accuracy.
“became more exigent over his pronunciation”.
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blabbing – blabbering – Divulge confidential information or secrets. Speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly. gabbling.
maundering. prating. clacking. gibbering. palavering. peaching. piffling, Piffle, prattling.
tattling – Prone to communicate confidential information. Speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly.
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inveigling – Influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering. blarneying.
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wheedling – The act of urging by means of teasing or flattery.
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harridan – A scolding (even vicious) old woman. nagger.
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vicious – (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering. “vicious kicks”. Having the nature of vice.
Bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure. Marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful. “vicious gossip”.
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uxorious – Foolishly fond of or submissive to your wife.
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huffy – Quick to take offence. Roused to anger. “stayed huffy a good while”.
hollering – A very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal). Utter a sudden loud cry.
beefing – Complain. grousing. squawking. Utter a harsh abrupt scream. skreighing. screaking. whining. yawping. yammering. wrawling. yowling.
scheming – Concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest. “a scheming wife”; “a scheming gold digger”.
Scheme – Form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner.
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virago – a domineering, violent, or bad-tempered woman.
cachinnate – to laugh loudly and immoderately ( by a woman )
babeldom a confused sound of voices ( Bablebaj abuse in Hindi, and Bengali has evolved from this )
abditive remote; secret; hidden
caitiff – despicably cowardly woman. a wretch woman.
layabout – a woman who habitually does little or no work
baboonery foolishness; stupidity; nonsense
macarism – pleasure in another’s joy
abducent turning away; bearing away from
callipygous or callipygian – having shapely buttocks
bantling brat; whelp; bastard girl child
nebbish – an innocuous woman, ineffectual unfortunate woman,a woman “loser”
lenocinant – lewd, lascivious
canoodle – to kiss and cuddle amorously
abigail a lady’s maid
crepehanger – pessimist; gloomy woman
beata beatified woman
captious – fault-finding; quarrelsome eagerness to object
mackabroin; mackabroine – a disobliging woman
obdurate – A Woman stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
bedswerver unfaithful wife
catspaw – a man used by a woman as a dupe or tool
abjure ( verb ) to reject, renounce
curmudgeon – an ill-tempered person (typically old woman ), full of resentment and stubborn notions
libertine – a man who acts without moral restraint, especially sexually
bigot – a woman who strongly and unfairly dislikes other people, ideas
causeur – an easy talker, frequently witty, pleasant to hear
meretricious – concerning prostitutes or prostitution
cyprian – lewd woman, prostitute
abnegate to renounce or repudiate
chacham – Yiddish: a wise man, a savant ( Chacha meaning uncle in Hindi is derived from this )
quiff – a woman regarded as promiscuous
bilious ill-tempered; very unpleasant
charientism – an insult so subtly presented that is it believed by the recipient to be unintended
milquetoast – a timid, meek, or unassertive person
aboulia loss of ability to make decisions
chary – very cautious, wary; also, not giving/expending freely
billingsgate coarsely abusive language
chevalier d’industrie – A woman who lives by her wits, specially by swindling
lickerish – 1. lecherous, lustful, wanton 2. greedy; desirous
nimtopsical – a woman who is drunk
chouse – a cheat; a swindler woman
blackguard to vituperate; to portray as a scoundrel
absolutory forgiving or absolving
cicisbeo – the young male lover/escort/admirer of a married woman.
blague pretentious nonsense
minerval – a gift given in gratitude by a pupil to a teacher; also a fee paid to a schoolteacher
liffy – to seduce a woman with promises of fidelity, and then desert her
claque – a group of people hired to applaud or heckle a performer; a “rent-a-crowd”
absonant discordant; abhorrent
blarney skilful flattery; nonsense
clochard – a tramp; a vagrant
salacious – appealing to or sexual desire; also, lustful; bawdy
absquatulate to decamp; to leave quickly; to flee
concupiscence – sexual lust
mossback – a very old-fashioned Woman, one with ancient views or thinking; an old fogy
Blatherskite – a woman who talks foolishly at length
bletherskate a garrulous talker of nonsense
limerance – the initial exhilarating rush of falling in love
contesseration – the act of making friends
absterge wipe clean; expunge; purge; purify
boeotian stupid, dull woman
coquette – an insincerely flirtatious woman
nescient – a woman lacking knowledge or awareness; a woman who is ignorant
objurgate – to scold or rebuke sharply; berate
cotquean – a man who busies himself with women’s work or affairs
acatalepsy the unknowableness of all things to a certainty
boethetic helpful, curative
courtesan – a prostitute, especially one with wealthy or upper-class clients
logastellus – a person whose love of words is greater than their knowledge of words
murrey – dark red; dark purplish red
accede – If you accede, it means you agree with someone or give in to his or her wish.
quaedam disparaging term for a woman
borné – limited, narrow-minded woman
cozen – to cheat; to defraud; to beguile; to deceive by a woman
Rabelaisian – marked by gross robust humor or extravagant caricature
accismus in rhetoric, pretending to refuse something
Loquacious – given to much talking; very talkative
cunctation – procrastination; delay
brimborion worthless nonsense, trash spoken by a Loquacious woman
malefic doing mischief; producing evil
cachinnate – to laugh loudly and inappropriately by a woman
accost – To accost is to approach someone aggressively or confront them in an inappropriate way.
bushwa nonsense
Xanthippe or Xantippe – an ill-tempered woman
acock defiantly
cagamosis unhappy marriage
bacchanal drunkard, reveller woman
nexility – pithiness, compactness of speech
losel – a worthless woman
callipygous having beautiful buttocks
acquiesce – to accept, agree, or allow something to happen by staying silent or by not arguing.
malfeasance evil-doing; illegal activities
bavardage – chattering, prattle
canard false rumour; hoax
lothario; Lothario – eponym: a seducer of women; a libertine; a lady-killer
addle putrid; barren; muddled
cautelous treacherous; cunning; wily; cautious
beatus beatified man
rachmanism – unscrupulous behavior by landlords
chaffer to bargain or haggle
obreptitious – A woman making false statement to obtain something
affray an attack or assault; an alarm or fright
louche – disreputable or dubious woman, shady – but in a rakishly appealing way
salubrious – health-giving; healthy
nidgetty – a woman trifling or fussy
clatfart idle chatter; nonsense
agamist one who opposes marriage
lubber – a big, clumsy, stupid woman; esp. a lazy one; a lout
Radfahrer – German colloquial – one who flatters superiors and brow-beats subordinates
agapet lover of women
vaniloquence vain or foolish talk
lumpen – 1. adj. or noun: of the lumpenproletariat 2. degraded, stupid, boorish, and uninterested in improving
quaestuary money-making; money-seeking; in business only for profit
agelast one who never laughs
obstreperous – 1. A woman noisily and stubbornly defiant 2. A woman aggressively boisterous
rageaholic – Woman prone to extreme, frequent, unprovoked outbursts of rage
lairwite fine given to married women for adultery
agersia quality of not growing old
sapience – wisdom; sagacity
nimiety – superfluity; excess
quat – an insignificant Woman
largiloquent talkative woman, full of words
agraphia inability to write
odious – hateful; unequivocally detestable
alogism illogical statement
nugatory – 1. trifling; insignificant 2. of no force; inoperative or ineffectual
levirate custom of compulsory marriage with brother’s widow
ampliative supplemental; additional
raillery – good-humored banter or teasing repartee; jesting language
quean lewd woman, hussy, woman of bad character
libidinist lewd woman
anachronistic – Something that’s old-fashioned and maybe a little out of place
nanocephalous – having an extremely small head
anacrisis interrogation accompanied by torture
odium – general or widespread hatred or disgust towards woman due to their acts and behavior
yobbo – Australian slang: a rude or ignorant Woman
anathema (n.) a cursed, detested person
lickerish lecherous; lusty; greedy
orgulous – prideful; haughty woman
narrischkeit – foolishness; nonsense by a woman
anaudia loss of voice
sardonic – toponym: disdainfully humorous; scornful and mocking
querimonious full of complaints
aneabil single; unmarried
lupanarian of, like or pertaining to a brothel
nebbich – colourless, inconsequential woman
apistia faithlessness in marriage
rampallian – a ruffian, villain, scoundrel woman
Loblolly – lout; a stupid, rude or awkward woman
apodysophilia feverish desire to undress
outré – conspicuously unconventional, eccentric, or bizarre acts by women
quidam – Some unknown insignificant Woman
negaholic – habitually pessimistic woman
apprompt to borrow
welter – a confused muddle; a chaotic jumble
oxythymous – quick-tempered, easily riled women
arreptitious ecstatic; frantic; hasty or hurried
neolocal of a married couple, living independently of either spouse’s family
rampasture – a room in which several unmarried men reside, usually in a boarding house or inn
quiddle a fastidious woman
arrosive gnawing; chewing; corroding
neonaticide killing or killer of a newborn infant
savoir faire – a polished sureness in social behavior
aseity self-origination
rapacious – aggressively greedy, grasping woman
nepenthe something, such as a drink, capable of making one forget suffering
obduracy – stubbornness by a woman
aspersion – (noun ) a curse, expression of ill-will
quidnunc busybody, a woman keenly interested in gossip
nitency effort; impulse; tendency
asportation to carry property away wrongfully
zitella young girl, maiden
quisby an idler, suspicious or odd woman
nolition adverse action of will; unwillingness
assot to befool; to besot
obganiate – When a woman irritates someone by constantly repeating hershelf
rapscallionry – the quality of being a rapscallion – a mischievous Woman; a rascal; a ne’er-do well
savvy – practical knowledge of something; being shrewd (adj: having savvy)
astriction binding obligation
ateknia childlessness
nothous spurious, bastard woman
quoz absurd woman
vacuous (adj.) lack of content or ideas, stupid ( The Hindi abuse Vocua meaning foolish is derived from this )
rebarbative – repellently irritating
atrabilious melancholy; splenetic; acrimonious
novercal of, like or pertaining to a stepmother
scalawag – a scamp, rascal, or rogue; an amusingly mischievous child
riant – cheerful; mirthful
autodidact self-taught person
novercaphobia fear of one’s stepmother
obmutescent – speechless, persistently silent. A man is obmutescent by listening to ” logic ? ? ” of a woman.
querulous (adj.) whiny, complaining woman
nubilate to obscure
zuppa fish soup
ochlocracy government by mobs
numquid an inquisitive man
palladian – relating to wisdom or study by men
schlimazel – a chronically unlucky person, for whom nothing seems to turn out well; a born “loser”
risible – provoking laughter
nupson – simpleton, foolish woman
oikonisus desire to start a family
paraphilia – sexual perversions; sexual behavior of women generally considered unacceptable by society
wifty – ditsy – scatterbrained, silly
ritzy – elegant; fancy
nefarious – (adj.) heinously villainous
ollamh – learned man
schmo – a hapless, clumsy, unlucky jerk. an average nobody, a man-in the street.
oniomania mania for making purchases
philodox – a woman fond of opinions, especially her own
rodomontade; rhodomontade – Bragging speech; vain boasting or bluster
phlegmatic – calm and sluggish, showing little emotion. Sthitaprajna
ophelimity ability to please sexually; ability to satisfy
termagant – an or overbearing, quarrelsome or nagging woman, a shrew
orgulous proud, haughty woman
roister – to celebrate noisily and boisterously
pickthank – a sycophant; a yes-man – Mangina
scullion – a household servant of the lowest rank; hence, a person of the lowest order. A kitchen servant employed to do menial tasks (especially washing).
valetudinarian – a sickly or weak person, esp. one constantly and morbidly concerned with his health
rumbustious – uncontrollably exuberant, unruly
clodhopper – a clumsy, coarse woman, esp. a rustic woman
obdurate – (adj.) unyielding to persuasion or moral influences
piepowder – a traveling salesman or trader
senescent – growing old; aging; decaying with the lapse of time
thewe pillory for women that keeps the legs together
pillock – a stupid woman, a fool, an idiot
clodpated – stupid; dull; doltish woman
raffish disreputable, vulgar
shanachie – a person fond of telling the old tales and legends of the country
titch; tich; titchy – very small
obsequious – (adj.) excessively compliant or submissive. Modern women expect men to be obsequious.
podsnap – an insularly complacent, self-satisfied person who refuses to face unpleasant facts
ragabash idle worthless Woman
cockalorum boastful and self-important person
shoat – a young pig (just after weaning) – Woman
obstreperous (adj.) noisy, unruly woman
taciturn – (adj.) not inclined to talk
coprology study of pornography
ragmatical wild, ill-behaved woman
shunamitism – rejuvenation of an old man by a young woman
williwaw – sudden gust of wind; a squall – Sudden violent winds; often accompanied by precipitation – Jodo Hawa
rannygazoo foolish nonsense done by woman or women
smalt – deep blue
Pollyanna – a person of irrepressible optimism, finding good in everything
temerity – (n.) audacity, recklessness
polyhistor – a man with broad knowledge
rantipole wild, disorderly
smorgasbord – 1. a buffet meal featuring a variety of dishes. 2. a varied collection
ratiocinate to reason or argue logically ( by Men only )
pontificate – to speak or express opinions in a pompous or dogmatic way
torpid – Woman sluggish, in mind or in body
reprobate reprehensible or immoral Woman
popinjay – a vain, talkative woman
soubrette – a woman of the stage who, in real life, is that sort of flirty person
truculent – (adj.) ready to fight, cruel
poppycock – senseless talk, nonsense by a woman
rom a gypsy man
spathic – Woman having good cleavage
ululate – to howl or wail, like a dog or a wolf. adj. ululant
praetorian – venal, corrupt woman
rounceval a large, boisterous woman; a mannish woman
sphallolalia – flirtatious talk that does not lead to amorous action
tarassis hysteria suffered by a man
prate – to talk idly and at length (typically about trivial matters), to chatter by woman
runagate fugitive, vagabond woman
sternutation – the action of sneezing
witticaster – a witling; i.e., a pretender to wit or smartness
reprobate – (adj.) evil, unprincipled woman
stocious – drunk
tardiloquent speaking slowly
stonking – excellent, amazing; considerable, powerful
prelation preferment; promotion; eminence
vaunt – to boast about something such as achievements or possessions; to boast about
strabismus – perversity of intellectual perception
tenebrose dark; gloomy
protopathy first or direct experience
subdolous – sly; crafty; cunning
wallydrag feeble or worthless Woman or animal
proxemics study of man’s need for personal space
sybarite – a person devoted to pleasure and luxury; a voluptuary
vaurien – good-for-nothing; worthless Woman
prurient stemming from the indulgence of lewd ideas; lascivious
sylph – a slender woman of light, graceful movement
vamoose – informal: to depart suddenly and hurriedly
pseudandry assumption of man’s proper name by a woman
synechthry – the state of living together in a loveless marriage
wayment lamentation; grief
pseudologue pathological liar
syntality – the consistent and predictable behavior of a social group
vecordy madness, folly
psilosophy shallow philosophy; limited knowledge
sarcophagous feeding on flesh; carnivorous
ucalegon – eponym: a neighbor whose house in on fire (One source says that in ancient Greek, “ucalegon” means Mr. What-Me-Worry?) Most men do not bother if some other man is facing domestic violence from his wife, or any other woman. Extremely unfortunate that men look the other way for men in trouble.
sarcophilous fond of flesh
psittacism parrot-like repetition of speech
whiffler official who clears way for a procession
sciaphobia fear of shadows
psychognosy study of mentality, personality or character
varlet – a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel woman
scientaster petty scientist
pudor sense of shame
wrackful destructive
scopophilia obtaining sexual pleasure from seeing things
putanism lewdness in women; prostitution
venerous lustful
venery pursuit of sexual gratification; hunting; pursuit of game
scribacious given to writing
paragon – (n.) a model of excellence or perfection set by men
umiak – a large eskimo boat (woman’s boat) Women use mens house, property, hard work as umiak. Women sail their lives in these goodies.
semese half-eaten
penurious – (adj.) miserly, stingy
verecund – modest, shy
senicide killing of old men
venal – corruptible; open to bribery
perfidious – (adj.) disloyal, unfaithful woman
silenus – tipsy person
unasinous – being equally stupid
sillograph one who writes satires
perspicacity – (adj.) shrewdness, perceptiveness
veridicous truthful
sinecure ecclesiastical office or other job requiring little work
vespertine – of, related to or happening in the evening
petulance – (n.) rudeness, irritability by a woman
sipidity savour; flavour
undine – a female water spirit
Poltroon – a spiritless coward woman
slatternly – Characteristic of or befitting a slut or slattern; used especially of women.
sloven – A person with poor hygiene and low standards of tidiness
versutiloquent speaking craftily
virid green
souteneur prostitute’s pimp or bully
proclivity – (n.) a strong inclination toward something. Women interest towards Bags, Shoes, ornaments, things etc.
virific poisonous Women
stentor loud-voiced Woman
stentorian extremely loud
viatical agreement – investment in the life span of an old or dying person: a purchase, for a fee, of the right to their life insurance proceeds upon their death
uxoravalent – capable of sex only those other than one’s wife (contrast uxorovalent)
prurient – (adj.) eliciting or possessing an extraordinary interest in sex by a woman
vilipend – 1. to view with contempt; despise. 2. to speak ill of; disparage
ubiquarian one who seems to be everywhere at once
virid – bright green [Latin viridis ‘green’]
puerile – (adj.) juvenile, immature
ullagone cry of lamentation; funeral lament
visagiste – a make-up artist
ultracrepidate to criticize beyond sphere of one’s knowledge
pugnacious – (adj.) quarrelsome, combative woman
vituperation – sustained, harshly abusive language; invective
unasinous being equally stupid
voluble – characterized by ready or rapid speech; talkative (stressing fluency or glibness)
unberufen exclamation to avert ill luck following boasting
vacillate fluctuate in opinion or resolution
unipara woman having given birth only once
stotious – drunk
vadelect servant; serving-man
uniphonous producing only one variety of musical note. Hollering of cantankerous, crotchety, ornery Women.
vafrous cunning; sly
upaithric roofless; open to the sky
succubus female devil who seduces men and copulates with them in their sleep
vagient crying like a baby
unzymotic fabulous
surquedry arrogance
vainglorious – boastful self-importance; “too big for his britches”; “having a swelled head”
vainglory – boastful, unwarranted pride in personal abilities or accomplishments
strepitant loud; noisy, clamorous
strepor noise, clamour
uxoricide killing of one’s own wife
subarrhation mode of betrothal where gift given by man to woman
vade mecum – [Latin, go-with-me] a ready-reference book; a manual. hence also: something regularly carried about by a person