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Saturday February 16, 2008
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virago \vuh-RAH-go; vuh-RAY-go\, noun:
1. A woman of extraordinary stature, strength, and courage.
2. A woman regarded as loud, scolding, ill-tempered, quarrelsome, or overbearing.
I love this word.
Everyone in American can describe Hilary Clinton as a virago.
Saturday, February 16, 2008
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i love words with two opposing definitions.
Let's not forget the Virago is one sweet motorcycle...
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