honey badger
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of honey badger
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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A bloodied but determined honey badger pursues a Cape porcupine in Botswana.
From BBC • Feb. 4, 2025
Nickerson thinks that description needs an addendum: “A peacock with a honey badger attitude.”
From Seattle Times • Dec. 2, 2023
“You know what a honey badger is? It’s a very defensive animal. It goes up against lions and everything. It don’t back down for nothing. That’s how I feel sometimes.”
From Washington Post • Dec. 24, 2021
A 3-year-old who can absolutely use the potty, but is a real honey badger about it.
From Slate • May 18, 2020
A jackal or honey badger could be just as lethal as a lion then.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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