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
Braxton['brækstən]
Hillary['hiləri:]
SvenSVENSwedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch
JussiYOOS-seeFinnish
Dipika-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu
Pelagiape-LAHG-yah (Polish)Ancient Greek, Greek, Polish