henpeck (someone)



henpeck (someone)

Of a woman, to thoroughly and continually dominate, intimidate, bully, or browbeat (a man), especially her boyfriend, partner, or husband. Janet is usually so nice, but when she's around her husband, she just henpecks him relentlessly.
See also: henpeck

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Conley-Irish
Tamati-Maori
Mahir-Arabic
FrederikFRAY-də-rik (Dutch)Danish, Dutch
Porphyrios-Ancient Greek
Vijay-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Punjabi