nurse ratched

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Definition von nurse ratched im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

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

Etymologie

() 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).