banshee

Definition

  • noun: a female spirit in Irish and Scottish stories who cries loudly to warn people that someone is going to die soon
  • noun: a female spirit in Gaelic folklore whose appearance or wailing warns a family that one of them will soon die
  • synonyms: ariel, befind, corrigan

Examples

  • I heard someone wailing/screaming 'like a banshee'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) That little piece of tail? Get her outta here! (FRANCINE GIGGLING) Yeah. Can't believe they're my blood. IQ of sloths and the manners of banshees. He's a mechanic, she's a homemaker. He knows as much about cars as a beauty queen, and she bakes cookies, taste like wing nuts. (..)
    1992 Scent of a Woman