(informal, mostly, UK) A badly behaved person, especially a child; a mischief-maker; a rascal.
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(pejorative, dated, mostly, UK) A disreputable fellow, a good-for-nothing, a scapegrace, a blackguard.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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