badmash
Britishadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of badmash
C21: from Urdu, from Persian bad evil + Arabic ma'āš livelihood
Example Sentences
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In the video protagonist Pabo “Badmash”, or Pabo the Thug, is setting out to defeat the virus.
From Reuters
‘The badmash,’ Bipin chuckled; ‘I have got him at last.’
From Project Gutenberg
That's all well and good, but there are moments when you really do want to look beyond what it means to "puckrow" a "beebee" or tolerate a "badmash chuckeroo."
From Time Magazine Archive
"We'll see who's a badmash!" the youth returned loftily.
From Project Gutenberg
“He is up to all manner of tricks, and if he is not checked, he will grow up a regular Badmásh.”
From Project Gutenberg
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