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
Yirmiyahu-Biblical Hebrew
Mcqueen[mə'kwi:n]
Pravina-Indian, Marathi, Tamil
Hadriana-Ancient Roman
TheseusTHEE-see-əs (English)Greek Mythology
Kaila-Yiddish