The Word of the Day is BANSHEE. ban·shee /ˈbanSHē/ noun (in Irish legend) a female spirit whose wailing warns of an impending death in a house. A banshee (/ˈbænʃiː/ BAN-shee; Modern Irish bean sí, from Old Irish: ben síde, pronounced [bʲen ˈʃiːðʲe], "woman of the fairy mound" or "fairy woman") is a female spirit in Irish folklore who heralds the death of a family … Continue reading BANSHEE