GORGON

PRONUNCIATION: (GOR-guhn)

MEANING: noun: An ugly, repulsive, or terrifying woman.

ETYMOLOGY: After Gorgon, any of the three monstrous sisters Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa in Greek mythology, who had snakes for hair. They turned into stone anyone who looked into their eyes. From Greek gorgos (dreadful). Earliest documented use: 1398.

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GOREGON -- Freddy Kreuger went to Portland (or Edward Scissorhands, or whoever)