Xanthippe
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First off, Xanthippe, Jacqueline’s angsty and challenging Daria-esque stepdaughter, is named for the ancient Greek character described to be antagonist.
From Newsweek • Mar. 15, 2015
Both Jenna and Liz use this phrase liberally throughout 30 Rock, and Kimmy does as well when she argues with Xanthippe during a party.
From Newsweek • Mar. 15, 2015
Mary Todd Lincoln, he suggests, was no neurotic Xanthippe forever needling her husband.
From Time Magazine Archive
These influences get their longest airing in a novella with the intimidating title Puttermesser and Xanthippe.
From Time Magazine Archive
Had it not been for her father's convenient fruit-stall, Xanthippe must have starved; and, at best, fruit as a regular diet is hardly preferable to starvation.
From Second Book of Tales by Field, Eugene
