#spitfire

• Spitfire — An archaic or regional term used in certain rural communities to designate an extremely energetic, fierce, quick-tempered, or passionate woman; a popular synonym for a quarrelsome, sharp-tongued woman who ignites easily over any argument. In a structural and ethnolinguistic sense, the noun is an expressive derivative built on the idea of burning, a behavioral metaphor that associates flames and intense heat with a person's volcanic, impulsive, or recalcitrant temperament.
• Spitfire — The feminine form of the noun 'arzoi'; an impulsive, passionate, hot-tempered woman who is quick to argue or react. In a popular sense, it describes a bold woman with a volcanic or ardent temperament, who is not easily intimidated and enforces her opinions aggressively or noisily.