spitfire
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- noun
- /ˈspɪtˌfaɪər/
- Informal
- He is strong-willed and not at all intimidated by me as an intelligent woman and occasional spitfire.
- a little spitfire
- a spitfire of a girl
- spitfire personality
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Watch on YouTubeLittle Jimmy is like this like Spitfire, kind of, he's kind of like a kind of young Rush Limbaugh of the outdoors, you know?
- Little Jimmy is like this like Spitfire, kind of, he's kind of like a kind of young Rush Limbaugh of the outdoors, you know?
Examples
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Conchita here, she's a real spitfire.
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He's quite a little spitfire.
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Seems only right to let the spitfire go now.
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Question is will they be ready for a spitfire like you?
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Well, listen to little spitfire.
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Your little spitfire client, Mrs. Kemp, is actually a friend of mine.
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Regular little spitfire, ain't you?
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Our instructor was a spitfire older woman who didn't say one thing about weight.
Blog text (13) -
"She's a spitfire," the justice said, as Larry gave him fifty bucks.
Fiction book (1994) -
Everyone loves Anna; she's such a spitfire who isn't afraid to speak her mind.
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Etymology
Spitfire comes from the simple parts spit and fire, giving the picture of someone who 'spits fire'—quick to speak angrily. That's why a spitfire is a person, often a woman, who is very emotional and quick to become angry.