control freak

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control freak

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From control + freak. First use appears c. 1970 in the Los Angeles Times.

noun control freaks

  1. informal A person who is excessively controlling and domineering.
  2. informal A tyrant or manipulator.

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noun person who is excessively controlling

Españolcontrolador, controladora, friki del control, friki controlador, controlador obsesivo
DeutschKontrollfreak

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@misc{control_freak_2026,
  title = {control freak},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/control%20freak},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}