Hell Hath No Fury

An abbreviated yet famous line coined by William Congreve (1670-1729),an English playwright and poet. The entire quote reads "Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned, Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned," spoken by Perez in Act 3, Scene 2, The Mourning Bride (1697).

Contemporary usage of the phrase "Hell Hath No Fury" refers to the pinnacle of anger that has been attained by a jilted broad.

Nothing is more ferocious than a woman whose been rejected in love, as evidenced by the hammer thrown through my windshield late last night. Hell hath no fury.

Hell Hath No Fury by DontBelieveTheHype March 11, 2009

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Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned

The act of making a woman so furious that nothing will satisfy them but destruction of the object or person they loathe.

Dan: Man, my ex-girlfriend is crazy! She keyed my car!

Sam: Well, hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned by magicschoolbusdropout August 2, 2020

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HELL HATH NO FURY LIKE AN UNSUSPECTING MULE ABOUT TO BE SADDLED WITH TWO 10-FOOT KAYAKS

The pinnacle of anger that has been attained by a jilted broad. Trust me, this is the most pissed off state of mind that a woman can get into...perhaps borderline homicidal...if not homicidal...so take heed, dawgs!

After being caught by his wife with his pants down with the neighbor in the back seat of his Chevette, Ray was subsequently "bobbited" and then castrated by his ball-and-chain during her storm of fury. Hell hath no fury like an unsuspecting mule about to be saddled with two, 10-foot kayaks.

HELL HATH NO FURY LIKE AN UNSUSPECTING MULE ABOUT TO BE SADDLED WITH TWO 10-FOOT KAYAKS by weave November 24, 2003

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bang a you-ee

of Massachusetts orig. "to make a u-turn"

hey, we missed the bar, bang a you-ee

bang a you-ee by Pistolero Pierro May 4, 2008

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Fleg

The word 'flag' as pronounced by people with thick Belfast accents. The term is a perfect encapsulation of the disproportionate and overblown reaction to the removal of the Union Jack (as in 'de fleg') from above City Hall in Belfast. Where previously it had flown for 365 days per year, it is now flown on 17 designated days of the year - in line with many other British cities.

The event caused a portion of the Protestant community ('fleggers') to make international pricks of themselves as they proceeded to wreck the fucking place, claiming it was another erosion of a 'British' identity they perceive to have been under attack since the horrifying spectre of equality reared its head in Northern Ireland.

The word 'fleg' - and indeed 'fleggers' - fittingly describes a section of humanity unconcerned with knowledge, reality or the vagaries of the English language. Like America's tea-baggers they are ruled by instinct, fear and paranoia with a side dish of rampant bigotry and startling ignorance of the world around them.

"Wat de fuck like! The taigs got de fleg took down! Let's wreck de fuckin place! No surrender!"

"De fleg has been took down! Before ye know it there'll be a united Ireland! Attack Short Strand! God Save The Queen!"

Fleg by OnionFleg August 9, 2013

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Skeef

To take something small, that doesn't quite qualify as a theft. Probably from the Danish "skæv" or the Dutch "scheef", both of which are pronounced similarly, meaning "askew, or not quite right'. To change an item's ownership without permission, but only something small and of little worth.

"I skeefed an apple off the neighbor's tree." "I skeefed some chips outta your bag when you looked away." "Don't skeef my chair when I go to the bathroom."

Skeef by kachinaflonk July 16, 2026

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Hair spider

A tight, tangled knot of loose hair and lint that forms inside clothing during the clothes dryer cycle. It typically hides inside garments, causing an annoying lump or a phantom tickling sensation against the skin until it is found or falls out onto the floor during folding.

I was folding my clothes and a huge hair spider fell out onto my hand

Hair spider by Kmorsels July 15, 2026

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