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- get hackles up
get hackles up
get (one's) hackles up
To be extremely insulted or irritated.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Stephanie | | STEF-ə-nee (English), SHTE-fah-nee (German) | English, German |
| Janetta | | jə-NET-ə | English (Rare) |
| Rozabela | | ro-zah-BE-lah | Esperanto |
| Risto | | REES-to (Finnish) | Finnish, Macedonian |
| Soo-Jin | | soo-jeen | Korean |
| Balboa | | [bæl'bəuə] | |