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(often initial capital letters) a woman of somewhat sinister glamour often perceived as wielding ruthless or corrupt power.

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Origin of dragon lady

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)

Words nearby dragon lady

dragonet, dragonfish, dragonfly, dragon fruit, dragonhead, dragon lady, dragon lizard, dragon market, dragonnade, dragonroot, dragon's blood

How to use dragon lady in a sentence

I wonder what that lady is doing now, and if she knows what she set in motion with Archer?
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Lady Edith is so sad that her sadness nearly set the whole damned house on fire.
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Lady Rose is also rather subdued in the premiere, which is a pity.
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“Officers had to go stop an elderly lady from being assaulted,” Sgt. Houston said.
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The lady in black was reading her morning devotions on the porch of a neighboring bathhouse.
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Grandmamma sits in her quaint arm-chair— Never was lady more sweet and fair!
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The young lady, hearing his step, turned round and stood on the stair, confronting him fiercely.
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See the ease and grace of the lady in the sacque, who sits on the bank there, under the myrtles, with the guitar on her lap!
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At another time her affections were deeply engaged by a young gentleman who visited a lady on a neighboring plantation.
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Other Idioms and Phrases with dragon lady

dragon lady

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.