badmash

/ bʌðˈmɑːʃ /

adjective

1. naughty or bad

noun

1. a hooligan

Word History and Origins

Origin of badmash¹

C21: from Urdu, from Persian bad evil + Arabic ma'āš livelihood

Example Sentences

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

The bullet head of one sturdy badmash cracked like an eggshell under the butt of the bold tar's musket; a second received the terrible hook square in the teeth; and a third, no other than Parmiter himself, was caught round the neck at the next lunge of the hook, and flung, with a mighty heave, full into the midst of the defenders.

From Project Gutenberg