xantippe

A shrewish wife. From Xantippe, the wife of Socrates.

e.g., Amazing how fast a new wife turns into a xantippe as soon as the honeymoon is over.

by Joel D. Parker September 26, 2006

Xanthippe

1. The wife of Socrates, traditionally described as shrewish and scolding.
2. Any nagging scolding person, especially a shrewish wife.

*from The Free Online Dictionary and Wikipedia

A well known anecdote about the angry Xanthippe is the one where she was so angry with her husband that she threw a bucket of washing water on him.

by Kache March 31, 2011

xanthippe

my amazing name, it comes from a woman in ancient greece

person 1 : what is your name?
me: xanthippe

by Xanthippe January 26, 2005

dirty xanthippe

it's when a man who has a disease called bofa and a woman gets ligma do the nasty

you can't pull a dirty xanthippe on me

by joma112233 September 16, 2021