adj. originally appears in the book "Weetzie Bat" by Francesca Lia Block. The word is understood to relate to an ultimately amazing state of being or a sort of mysteriously pure personality. typically used to describe females.
is a horrible skeleton sight of a woman. Has a long, pointy face that sits on top of a long neck and a long straight body. Has pale skin, purple rings around her eyes and long, stringy black hair. Is a terrible mother who abandons her children on doorsteps. Eye contact with one will silence the loudest and most talkative of things. Is the term Weetzie Bat uses to describe women like Witch Baby's real mother. Spends the whole day eating real sugary foods that burn the throat and drain the body.
Girl: "Did you see that thing?"
Friend: "Lanka Witch."
Girl: "Frightful to the eye."