variants or carlin
chiefly Scottish
as in hag
a mean or ugly old woman there's no appeasing the auld carline who lives at the far end of the loch

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Recent Examples of carline Out of the roughly 500 carlines listed in the 2025 NHTSA dataset, each had at minimum 20% of their components imported from outside the U.S. and Canada. Need a break? Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2025
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hag
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  • Our conjure drives the cinematic imagination of Americans like the hags who ride our backs during our darkest nightmares.
    Essence, Essence, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Rather than hang out with the two old hags, Cherry decides to try her luck on the stand-up paddleboards with Brigitte and Daniel, but quickly loses her balance.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Carline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carline. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.

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