English · Idiom Historical

That beats Termagant

Preserved but no longer current.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Your ranting, raging pomposity, or exaggeration, surpasses that of Termagant of the old moralities.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)

Sources & notes

Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.

Topics: Historical slang (1800s)

Common questions

What does “That beats Termagant” mean?

Your ranting, raging pomposity, or exaggeration, surpasses that of Termagant of the old moralities.

Is “That beats Termagant” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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