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nurse ratched

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables
nurse ratched
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
1
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sadistic, controlling woman, especially a nurse, in a position of authority.

Etymology

Coined for the fictional character Nurse Ratched, the head nurse in Ken Kesey's 1962 novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (and the 1975 film adaptation, in which she was portrayed by actress Louise Fletcher).

Inflected Forms

Nurse Ratcheds (plural)

Questions

What does nurse ratched mean?
A sadistic, controlling woman, especially a nurse, in a position of authority.
Where does nurse ratched come from?
Coined for the fictional character Nurse Ratched, the head nurse in Ken Kesey's 1962 novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (and the 1975 film adaptation, in which she was portrayed by actress Louise Fletcher).

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