badmash

British

/ bʌðˈmɑːʃ /

adjective

naughty or bad

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noun

a hooligan

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Etymology

Origin of badmash

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

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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."

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