wrong 'un

noun

Yes, but in this case it's Caesar's brother-in-law's partner who's the wrong un.

What the devil did they want to send me there for—and shove me on to a wrong un like Marcus?

A wrong un-righted pains Mrs. Easy; rouses her fiery indignation.

"Must hev been a wrong un certingly," said the man over the fire.

The man that opened the door to you must have been a wrong un, one of his.'

April 18, 2024petrichor

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