banshee
(derogatory) A noisy or ill-tempered woman.
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Born ~1771 · 1 year of recorded useSeen in the wild
in the "pride lore" Octavia and Banshee are lesbian for each other Volt and Rhino are very gay too And Qorvex shoots a fuck off pride radiation beam
Banshee is one of my mains and I love her very much even if she is made of papier-mâché so if you fuck something up it hurts a lot Sonar+Resonance and Silence are so funny and good to use Her 4 is mostly useless aft…
Nice review of "Banshee" from an audience member. (She's the mom of a cast member, but IT STILL COUNTS!): Tickets for Friday, Saturday and Sunday are still available: rtp.ludus.com/index.php
4:44 AM "The Salamanca/The Banshee/The Sailor's Bonnet" by 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐝 from 1975 (Green Linnet) #nowplaying
Another awesome night of Dungeons & Dragons, Shazzalee the gnome bard carved through an undead cleric with a natural twenty and three hit points left. And we all laid the banshee from last week to rest at the Tower of…
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(derogatory) A noisy or ill-tempered woman.
Where's this old banshee that runs the place?
“in the "pride lore" Octavia and Banshee are lesbian for each other Volt and Rhino are very gay too And Qorvex shoots a fuck off pride radiation beam”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Banshee is one of my mains and I love her very much even if she is made of papier-mâché so if you fuck something up it hurts a lot Sonar+Resonance and Silence are so funny and good to use Her 4 is mostly useless after low-levels but that makes it an easy Helminth slot”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Nice review of "Banshee" from an audience member. (She's the mom of a cast member, but IT STILL COUNTS!): Tickets for Friday, Saturday and Sunday are still available: rtp.ludus.com/index.php”
— Bluesky· May 2026“4:44 AM "The Salamanca/The Banshee/The Sailor's Bonnet" by 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐝 from 1975 (Green Linnet) #nowplaying”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Another awesome night of Dungeons & Dragons, Shazzalee the gnome bard carved through an undead cleric with a natural twenty and three hit points left. And we all laid the banshee from last week to rest at the Tower of Storms.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(Scotland, Ireland, , folklore) A female spirit, usually taking the form of a woman whose mournful wailing warns of an impending death.
Banshee means: A female spirit, usually taking the form of a woman whose mournful wailing warns of an impending death.. It is mainly Irish English and may not be understood outside that context. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
banshee means: A female spirit, usually taking the form of a woman whose mournful wailing warns of an impending death.. Register: informal, Irish English. Often not understood outside its region; gloss the word on first use when writing for an international audience. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
“Wisp mother wip, maybe making it too close to banshee I should probably tween in engine cause this outfit would make me wanna- if I were to animate it”
— Bluesky· May 2026“A deck with 3 copies of Holographic Banshee has been found! 伐木的基地神醫V．索恩 https://www.keyforgegame.com/deck-details/a67eb979-d1e3-4286-b1fb-dc58c71bcf59/ #keyforge #collectorworm”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I was 7 months pregnant. My (ex) husband was a massive Liverpool fan and we were watching it surrounded by loads of fans because it was a hot evening and I was bloody sweltering. When they won he was screaming like a banshee. I can’t wait to watch it on Netflix”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Gun Ghaol/Trauma Bonds/Atlantic Rift - The Banshee Labyrinth (Edinburgh) - 22nd November 2026 18+ #metal #hc #gig #scotland #MetalGigsScotland #ScottishHardcore #ScottishMetal #Edinburgh”
— Bluesky· May 2026“with all due respect, three months into the Biden Administration I was screaming like a banshee that Joe must fire Merrick immediately and replace him with someone who will act. I knew Garland wasn't gonna do shit in May 2021.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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