femme fatale

noun
/fɛm fəˈtæl/US/fɛm fəˈtɑːl/UK

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French femme fatale (literally “deadly woman”).

  1. derived from femme fatale — “deadly woman

Definitions

  1. An attractive and seductive but ultimately dangerous woman.

    • Cause everybody knows (She's a femme fatale) / The things she does to please (She's a femme fatale)
    • Aren't you ever gonna stop deluding yourself, hmm? Handling Max? Behaving like some ludicrous little underage femme fatale? You're… you're about as fatale as an after dinner mint!

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA