adj, noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An unruly, rowdy or mischievous person, especially a child.
2. 2
   a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man) wordnet
3. 3
   An evil person.
4. 4
   The larva of the dobsonfly.

Adjective

1. 1
   Cursed, ill-fated. not-comparable

Synonyms

All synonyms

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Etymology

An alteration, under the influence of hell, of northern English/Scottish dialectal hallion (“scamp, worthless fellow”), of unknown origin.

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