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 | Mwake@al.com, 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hellcat
Noun
  • But when the island’s prince is kidnapped, an unlikely alliance of an ogre, hag, wizard and fey will have only days to sneak around London to save him.
    Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2025
  • On the flipside is the hag: unattractive, withered and unpleasant.
    Chi Varnado, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Shay Riggin, a witch and influencer, advises people to rest and ground themselves during the eclipse and avoid being underneath the moon, according to a video posted on her Instagram.
    Julia Gomez, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Before there was Wednesday, there was The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, with the incomparable Kiernan Shipka taking on the role of everyone’s favorite teenage witch from the Archie Comics.
    Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025

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“Hellcat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hellcat. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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