бой-ба́ба — meaning in English
boy-baba
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English meaning
- virago noun A woman who turns fiercely bad-tempered at the smallest cause.
Senses
бой-ба́ба is used for these senses in English:
- battle axe (informal, sometimes, humorous) A domineering, antagonistic woman.
- virago A woman who is rough, loud, and aggressive.
virago — full definition
- noun A woman who turns fiercely bad-tempered at the smallest cause.
- noun A woman who nags, bosses others about, or is very set in her own opinions.
- noun A woman who behaves in a coarse, noisy and forceful way.
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