Nurse Ratched
Noun
Meaning
Nurse Ratched (plural Nurse Ratcheds)
A sadistic, controlling woman, especially a nurse, in a position of authority.
Examples
Murphy likes to work with the same people, and Davis' Betsy Bucket resembles Kesey's Nurse Ratched more than Paulson does.
In the novel and its 1975 movie adaptation, Nurse Ratched is a villainous individual who looms over the patients of a psychiatric hospital.
The wicked Nurse Ratched from ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ is getting one heck of an origin story.
Once Nurse Ratched had pretty much exhausted the obvious little birthing stations, I said no offense, but I would prefer to have Dr. O work on my dick.
While she not might be as evil to the naked eye as any of those three, there are few characters possessing of as much cruelty or darkness as Nurse Ratched, a character made famous in one of the all-time greats, One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest.
It’s easy to sympathize with McMurphy’s frustrations, but it’s also possible to feel some pity for Nurse Ratched.