hellion
a disorderly, troublesome, rowdy, or mischievous person.
Origin of hellion
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How to use hellion in a sentence
I'm a-leavin' these hellions to rot in their tracks while I have a few days of peace en quiet.
David Lannarck, Midget | George S. HarneyHe fooled me, yes, for I didna know that hed got word to these three hellions of his that the mine was here.
The Snow-Burner | Henry OyenSay, you fellows are just exactly like I thought youd be—regular hellions.
Local Color | Irvin S. CobbThe ver-ry same—Hal and Buck and a brood of young hellions they have raised.
The Sheriff's Son | William MacLeod RaineYou and those two other hellions—the two that took me and that boy out that night to bury us.
The Lions of the Lord | Harry Leon Wilson
British Dictionary definitions for hellion
/ (ˈhɛljən) /
US informal a rough or rowdy person, esp a child; troublemaker: Also called: heller
Origin of hellion
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