Wicked Witch of the West, the
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishWicked Witch of the West, thethe Wicked Witch of the WestˌWicked ˌWitch of the ˈWest, the an expression used humorously to describe a woman who is disliked by many people. It comes from the name of a character in the film The Wizard of Oz, who is evil and ugly, and can do magic.