honey badger

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noun

ratel.

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Origin of honey badger

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby honey badger

honesty box, Honesty is the best policy, honewort, honey, honey ant, honey badger, honey bear, honeybee, honeyberry, honey bucket, honey bun

How to use honey badger in a sentence

Holds like a honey badger on hard snow, but it’s super easy to turn at all speeds.
Runners-Up Review: The Frontside Skis That Almost Made Our 2022 Winter Buyer’s Guide|agintzler|December 5, 2021|Outside Online
Ancient Romans exchanged gifts of figs and honey and would make sure to work part of the day as a good omen for the coming year.
New Year’s Eve, Babylon Style|Candida Moss|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Maybe our dear bear should sit quietly, not chase piglets and just eat berries and honey.
After His Disastrous Annual Press Conference, Putin Needs A Hug|Anna Nemtsova|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We can thank Lisa Kudrow for the rise of celeb reality TV—Real Housewives, the Kardashians, Honey Boo Boo and its ilk.
How Lisa Kudrow Pulled Off TV’s Ultimate ‘Comeback’|Kevin Fallon|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Still, not everything has been milk and honey when it comes to trans issues in the Holy Land.
Trans in the Holy Land: ‘Marzipan Flowers,’ Tal Kallai, and the Shattering of Israel’s LGBT Taboos|Itay Hod|November 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As quickly as Honey Boo Boo came, there she goes—even more quickly.
The Shocking Rise and Fall of ‘Honey Boo Boo’|Kevin Fallon|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He had thought what it would be like to be a rich man, and bring a certain girl here for a moon of honey and roses.
Rosemary in Search of a Father|C. N. Williamson
Thimbletoes doesn't fancy that, you know, because the Prime Minister has all the honey he wants, by way of a salary.
Davy and The Goblin|Charles E. Carryl
He shall eat butter and honey, that he may know to refuse the evil, and to choose the good.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Marcus and Farringdon's pure badger, two shillings—gilt-edged badger half-a-crown.
First Plays|A. A. Milne
If you see us come down this way again, honey,” Amy said, “run down here to the shore and we will take you aboard.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn|Margaret Penrose

British Dictionary definitions for honey badger

honey badger

noun

another name for ratel

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