old hag
Ugly elderly woman
An old hag is an ugly, unpleasant elderly woman.
The phrase is redundant—hag already implies age—but the doubling intensifies contempt: Some old hag yelled at us for cutting through her yard.
The term is derogatory and often sexist, reducing women to their appearance and temperament.
- witchPractitioner of dark arts
- croneWizened old woman
- evil eyeHarm-dealing gaze, supposedly
- wickedEvil or slang-excellent
- fairy taleMagical children's narrative
wrinkled · cackling · warty · bent · crooked · broomstick · cauldron · black magic · curse · spell · gnarled · toothless · shriveled · cackle · ugly · frightful · spinster · harpy
old hagfair maiden
Beautiful young woman
ingenue · belle · maiden · nymph · beauty queen
old hagqueen
Most powerful chess piece
noblewoman · lady · socialite · goddess · enchantress
old hagprincess
Monarch's daughter or heir
fairy godmother · good witch · damsel · virgin · angel
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