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biddie

biddie

1 9.7
An older woman who gossips and meddles in other people's lives
  • noun
  • /ˈbɪdi/
  • Slur
translation icon : bruja (despectivo)
  • "Ould Biddie, ould hag, ould bag.

Examples

  • You fucking biddie whore.

    The Duel (2016)

  • My aunt warned me to avoid arguments with that meddlesome biddie, as she always stirs up trouble in the community.

  • You think I want to spend my remaining days Sitting on some park bench, Talking about my arthritis with some old biddie?

    Play the Game (2009)

  • Bidet Mulligan, Biddie Mulligan, the pride of the Coombe, brought to her knees, abased.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • "Listen, pillock," said Blair with all his usual truculence, "there's some auld biddie in your neck of the woods, a Mrs. Gallagher."

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Everyone in the neighborhood knows that the old biddie can never keep a secret, as she always gossips about others.

  • It's best not to listen to her complaints; she's just an old biddie who enjoys complaining about everything.

Synonyms

harridan
vsbiddie
  • Offensive
3 9.9

An unpleasant, bossy older woman who scolds people

emphasizes gossiping and meddling rather than harsh scolding

Antonyms

young woman
519 1.0

A female person in her teens or twenties

Surface Forms

biddie singular
biddies plural

Etymology

Biddie used as an insult for a gossipy or meddlesome old woman also comes from the nickname Biddy for Bridget, and over time people used that nickname in a teasing way, which is why the word can sound rude.