dragon lady
noun
(often initial capital letters)
a woman of somewhat sinister glamour often perceived as wielding ruthless or corrupt power.
Origin of dragon lady
after the villainous Asian woman in the cartoon strip
Terry and the Pirates (1934–1973) created by U.S. cartoonist Milton Caniff (born 1907)
Words nearby dragon lady
drago,
dragoman,
dragon,
dragon beam,
dragon fruit,
dragon lady,
dragon lizard,
dragon market,
dragon tree,
dragon's blood,
dragon's head
Idioms and Phrases with dragon lady
dragon lady
A domineering or belligerent woman, as in They called her the neighborhood dragon lady—she was always yelling at the children. This slangy term was originally the name of a villainous Asian woman in Milton Caniff's popular cartoon strip Terry and the Pirates (1934–1973), which ran in many newspapers. It was transferred to more general use in the mid-1900s.