"psycho-biddy" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Blend of psychobilly + biddy Etymology templates: {{blend|en|psychobilly|biddy}} Blend of psychobilly + biddy Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} psycho-biddy (uncountable)
  1. (informal) Synonym of hagsploitation Wikipedia link: psycho-biddy Tags: informal, uncountable Categories (topical): Stock characters Synonyms: hagsploitation [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-psycho-biddy-en-noun-EtWqQ6q7 Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header

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