The copy may come straight from the Associated Press, but the headline is pure New York Post. I'm particularly impressed by the sense and restraint: "Crone" is so much more economical than "shriveled harpy" or "withered harridan."
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
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you won't make this weathered ol' stick'o driftwood go to some sandbar in the yonder! nooooooooosirrreeeee!
White House Dandyprat Calls Crone Reprehensible.
I do, however, find 'harridan' to be grossly underutilized these days.
It's from a mostly different semantic field, but "virago" seems pitifully ignored.
As is "termagant." This will all be addressed in my upcoming publication, The Misogynist's Thesaurus.
"Formerly beloved, dessicated battle axe"
What about scrawny old Tartar?