honey badger

American  

noun

1. ratel.

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honey badger British  

noun

1. another name for ratel

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Etymology

Origin of honey badger

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

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

From BBC

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

From Seattle Times

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

From Washington Post

Later, when she listened to the hoot of an eagle owl, the hiss of a genet, and the hrrr-hrrr grunt of a foraging honey badger, she didn’t feel quite as confident.

From Literature

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

From Literature