a romance novel featuring a hotheaded hero who is ever ready to venge every affront to the family's honor
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My reaction to your story is basically this: Cheaters are going to cheat, liars are going to lie, and vengeful girlfriends are going to venge.—Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 12 June 2021
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Etymology
Middle English vengen, borrowed from Anglo-French venger — more at vengeance
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