Saturday, February 16, 2008

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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.

2 comments:

BABY COURAGEOUS said...

i love words with two opposing definitions.

mike said...

Let's not forget the Virago is one sweet motorcycle...