Rudeling

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who is rude. derogatory

    ""Rather young and quite as troublesome as the fashionables of their kind; they dodged me like shadows, followed me like lapdogs of Charles's breed; and courted me like rudelings. [...]""

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""Rather young and quite as troublesome as the fashionables of their kind; they dodged me like shadows, followed me like lapdogs of Charles's breed; and courted me like rudelings. [...]""

Etymology

From rude + -ling (literally “little rude one”).

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