Nurse-ratched Definition

noun

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

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Origin of Nurse-ratched

  • Coined for the fictional character Nurse Ratched, the head nurse in Ken Kesey's 1962 novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (the 1975 film adaptation, in which she was portrayed by actress Louise Fletcher).

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