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henpeck [ˈhɛnˌpɛk] vb (tr) (of a woman) to harass or torment (a man, esp her husband) by persistent nagging How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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What you certainly don't do is go writing a book about how feminism gets in the way "of the pleasurable duty of henpecking," or about how you should be the boss man 'cause women "fear spiders" and the like. A handful of CEOs have been dragged into court of late, and even if they haven't been brought up on charges of workplace bullying, several seem to share a taste for harassing, henpecking, and humiliating their employees. From here we move to Logan leaving his henpecking, harridan of a wife to attend a medical symposium at West Virginia's venerated Greenbrier resort. |
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