honey badger

noun

1. ratel.

honey badger

noun

1. another name for ratel

Word History and Origins

Origin of honey badger¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

Holds like a honey badger on hard snow, but it’s super easy to turn at all speeds.

From Outside Online

Smart as a whip and mean as a honey badger, the fallen congressman gradually worked his way back up the House ladder.

From The Daily Beast

But there are no cages at Senga, and only the honey-badger lives in a tub with a chain round his neck, like a bull-dog.

From Project Gutenberg