Definition of hellcatnext
as in hag
a mean or ugly old woman one of the two spinster sisters is said to be a hellcat, and the other is as sweet as can be

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Recent Examples of hellcat Haters wrote off this Atlanta quintet as shameless Stones/Faces aping - completely missing the huge influence of Humble Pie’s Steve Marriott on Chris’ hellcat vocals. Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 2 Mar. 2022 Ram has blown up the performance pickup scene with its Ram 1500 TRX, a half-ton hellcat pickup boasting 702 horsepower and 650 lb.-ft. Jeff Yip, Houston Chronicle, 3 Sep. 2020 In the second act, at Café Momus, the hellcat Musetta doesn’t just flirt with the crowd but pulls off her underwear and throws it Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2017
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Noun
  • There’s an undercurrent of anxiety under all of it, outside of the sea hag.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2026
  • The island village is beset by sea hags, serial killers, creepy clowns and other evils that interfere with Tom’s dream of turning Widow’s Bay into a Martha’s Vineyard-like tourist destination.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 17 June 2026
Noun
  • As Bloomberg recently reported, brides are buying $14 spells from witches on Etsy to ensure that their $100,000 weddings are not marred by blizzards or downpours.
    Maureen Dowd, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
  • These are places from Filipino folklore, where shapeshifters, demons, witches, and monsters exist.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 18 June 2026

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“Hellcat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hellcat. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.

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