honey badger

noun

1. ratel.

honey badger

noun

1. another name for ratel

Word History and Origins

Origin of honey badger¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

A bloodied but determined honey badger pursues a Cape porcupine in Botswana.

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Nickerson thinks that description needs an addendum: “A peacock with a honey badger attitude.”

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The honey badger of infectious diseases, it will find a way to find you and gobble you up, if you’re not careful.

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Jackals had been present, and a honey badger—and a catlike creature as well.

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He’s an equal-opportunity moron with the disposition of a honey badger.

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