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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesubriacona
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ubrakoˈna
"La consideravano una vecchia ubriacona."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A derogatory term for a woman who drinks alcohol excessively and habitually.
"He complained that the local pub had become a hangout for local boozers and a notorious booze-hag."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'booze', a slang word for intoxicating liquor derived from Middle English 'bouseen' (to drink heavily), and 'hag', an older derogatory term for an unsightly or unpleasant old woman. Emerging in modern colloquial English, it functions as a pejorative compound noun reflecting gendered social stigma associated with excessive alcohol consumption.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Booze-hag" is said worldwide
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酒飲み婆
Transliteration: sakenomi baba
"彼は彼女をアル中呼ばわりした。"
vieille poivrote
Transliteration: vyɛj pwavʁɔt
"Il l'a qualifiée de vieille poivrote."
Säuferin
Transliteration: zɔʏfəʁɪn
"Sie wurde als Trunkbold bezeichnet."
ubriacona
Transliteration: ubrakoˈna
"La consideravano una vecchia ubriacona."
borrachona
Transliteration: borraˈtʃona
"La catalogaban despectivamente como borrachona."
bebunda
Transliteration: beˈbũdɐ
"Ela ganhou fama de beberrona na vizinhança."
पक्कड़ महिला
Transliteration: pakkad mahila
"उन्हें शराबी महिला कहकर उपहास उड़ाया गया।"
酒鬼婆
Transliteration: jiǔguǐ pó
"他厌恶地称她为酒鬼婆。"
술주정뱅이 여자
Transliteration: suljujeongbaengi yeoja
"그녀는 동네에서 술주정뱅이로 낙인찍혔다."
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