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henchwench

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A female henchman; a henchwoman.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: humorous, usually

Examples

  • July 22, 2007, "Cast Shadows", a sweet kiss of Poison The concept of she being an ecoterrorist who may or may not long for Harley Quinn, the Joker's henchwench, is pure animated bliss.
  • July 11, 2007, "Reading for Pleasure Wednesday: Dickens, and the Old Curiousity Shop", The Paper Chase Instead, our interesting characters are the horrid little villain, Quilp, his henchwench Sally Brass (a nasty, lying, grasping woman), Dick Swiveller, and a servant character Swiveller calls “the Marchioness.”

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