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Banshee

//bænˈʃiː// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A female spirit, usually taking the form of a woman whose mournful wailing warns of an impending death. Ireland, Scotland

    "Late had he heard, in prophet's dream, / The fatal Ben-Shie's boding scream […]."

  2. 2
    (Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impending death wordnet
  3. 3
    A noisy or ill-tempered woman. derogatory

    "Where's this old banshee that runs the place?"

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish bean sí, from Old Irish ben síde (literally “woman of the fairy mound”). The term banshee entered English in 1771.

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