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
Coleman-English, Irish
Okropir-Georgian
Bahij-Arabic
LÍDiaLEE-dyə (Portuguese), LEE-jyə (Brazilian Portuguese)Portuguese, Catalan, Hungarian
Rashid-Arabic
LibbyLIB-eeEnglish