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    [Noun]  | "har*py" | \ ˈhär-pē \


    1: a foul malign creature in Greek mythology that is part woman and part bird

    2: a predatory person : leech

    3: a shrewish woman


    Origin: 1513 ;

     Latin Harpyia, from Greek;

    [Noun]  | "harpy eagle" 


    1: a large powerful crested eagle (Harpia harpyja) of Central and South America that is black above and chiefly white below


    Origin: 1830 ;

    [Noun]  | "harpy" 


    1: a bad-tempered scolding woman;


      * e.g., " ... in fairy tales stepmothers are often portrayed as harpies who make the lives of their stepchildren miserable "



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    •  prey





    2: a person who habitually preys upon others;


      * e.g., " ... having just started to make it really big in the music business, he found himself surrounded by a flock of harpies greedy for a piece of the action "



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     [ "harpy" ]

    1: A word to describe a women who draws a man into her grasp by pleasing the victims biggest desire only to destroy all that makes him what he is.

      * e.g.,  ... "Dude, stay away from her. That harpy will own you" 

     [ "harpy" ]

    1: A woman with an unbearable, shrewish, pain in the ass nature. In other words, a bitch or a harridan, especially a somewhat unappealing one.

      * e.g.,  ... Ann Coulter has a new book? How can people stand that harpy, much less read her book?! 

     [ "harpy" ]

    1: 1:Can be used to describe an undesirable woman. this is used commonly with people who are dimmer than most.

      * e.g.,  ... 1: "damn, that ho, she's a harpy anyway." 


     [ "harpy" ]

    2: 2:A harpy, in and of itself, was said to have been a mythical creature who was a cross between a woman and a vulture. Variations include the head of a woman and the body of a vulture, or the head of a vulture and the body of a woman. Most of the time, though, harpys are simply described as an extremely unattractive woman with large wings for arms and a beak-like nose and mouth

      * e.g.,  ... 2: "The harpies are quite interesting. Half vulture, half woman? Unrealistic, but then again, quite intriguing all the same." 

     [ "harpy" ]

    1: Best friend or besty of a women you are romantically involved with. Sole occupation to plant seeds of discord in your otherwise healthy relationship in the form of statements about your performance as a companion or questions phrased in such a manner to make you seem like a putrid pile of crap.

      * e.g.,  ... I thought things were going great with my girlfriend but that harpy made her think that my lack of dancing coordination would seriously jeopardize the well being of any children we have. Wtf? 

     [ "harpy" ]

    1: a slutty chic that resembles a half bird half woman creature with harpies

      * e.g.,  ... dude no that harpy will destroy your penis in one night... why else do you think she dumps every guy after one night? 

     [ "harpie" ]

    1: Savage, monstrous wimged females. Flock together to attack unwary males on internet talkboards.

      * e.g.,  ... The Guardian Newspaper (London) talkboards are the natural habitat of of these foul creatures. 

     [ "harpies" ]

    1: What you call girls that gang up on a guy.

      * e.g.,  ... Boy: Did those harpies chase after you last night? 

     [ "Harpy" ]

    1: Fukin annoying little shits that knock you off your tower pre hardmode in terraria

      * e.g.,  ... Person 1:i hate when i get killed by a harpy 

     [ "Harpie" ]

    1: Native of Harpenden

      * e.g.,  ... I was severley cut up by a Harpie in a Range Rover, this morning. 

     [ "Harpy" ]

    1: () noun: A student of Harper College, Palatine, Illinois. From Greek mythology, harpy, a terrifying beast described in Homeric literature The Odyssey.

      * e.g.,  ... () Bridget, a sophomore Harpy, lives in Palatine. 


     [ "Harpy" ]

    2: () noun: An alumnus (graduate) of Harper College.

      * e.g.,  ... () My aunt Jane, a graduate of Harper College, swears she will be a Harpy until the day she dies. 

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