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yenta
DEFINITIONS OF:
yenta
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n
(Yiddish) a vulgar shrew; a shallow coarse termagant
Type of:
shrew
,
termagant
a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman
n
(Yiddish) a woman who talks too much; a gossip unable to keep a secret; a woman who spreads rumors and scandal
Type of:
gossip
,
gossiper
,
gossipmonger
,
newsmonger
,
rumormonger
,
rumourmonger
a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others
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