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naughty step

noun

a place where a child is made to stand as a punishment for bad behaviour
to be on the naughty step to experience public disfavour, usu. because of perceived wayward behaviour

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Nearby words

naugahyde, naugatuck, naught, naughty, naughty nineties, naughty step, naumachia, naumachy, naumannite, nauplius, nauru
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