See mégère in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ref": "2015 January, Virginie Despentes, Vernon Subutex, volume 1, Éditions Grasset, →ISBN, page 17; republished as Frank Wynne, transl., 2018:",
"text": "Elle a fait des enfants, bien sûr. C'était ce genre de filles. Qui se rangent. Sans rien perdre de leur charme. Pas une mégère.",
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