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Word History and Origins
Origin of dragon lady1
So called after the villainous Asian woman in the cartoon strip Terry and the Pirates (1934–1973) created by U.S. cartoonist Milton Caniff (1907–88)
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Idioms and Phrases
A domineering or belligerent woman, as in They called her the neighborhood dragon lady—she was always yelling at the children . This slangy term was originally the name of a villainous Asian woman in Milton Caniff's popular cartoon strip Terry and the Pirates (1934–1973), which ran in many newspapers. It was transferred to more general use in the mid-1900s.Discover More
Example Sentences
But the Dragon Lady was upon the bell of Djji, and she lashed it furiously with her tail till dawn.
From Project Gutenberg
His Majesty met the Dragon Lady, and was made immortal; your servant has played a trick upon this girl, and he is to die.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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