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Hellcat

//ˈhɛlˌkæt// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A witch.
  2. 2
    a malicious woman with a fierce temper wordnet
  3. 3
    A spiteful and violent person, especially a woman.
  4. 4
    A demonic cat of hell.

    "The hellfire abilities were reserved for special kinds of demons. Hellcats, demon princes, and—you guessed it—hellhounds. / Of the three, Vanessa would prefer to not deal with the hellhounds. Unlike hellcats and demon princes, they had the worst attitude, and they usually traveled in small groupings."

Etymology

From hell + cat.

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