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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Hellkite #52909 01/15/2002 1:49 PM Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1 othaphish stranger othaphish stranger Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1 Has this word evolved (I forget the correct term for this) into "hellcat"? I watch wrestling a lot and I hear the announcers frequently refer to female characters who are particularly "feisty" as hellcats. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: Hellkite #52910 01/15/2002 3:33 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass hellcat is more likely just hell + cat, possibly suggested by Hecate, the Greek goddess of witchcraft and stuff. Shakespeare used hellkite (lit. a kite from hell) in Macbeth: "All my pretty ones?..Oh *Hell-Kite! All? What, All my pretty Chickens?" a person of hellish cruelty? coincidence? well, hellcat and hell-kite found print in the same year! (1605) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,285 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 23 A C Bowden 6 JerryC 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,140 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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