Peck's Bad Boy
Americannoun
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the mischievous boy in a series of newspaper stories and collected volumes by the American newspaperman and humorist George Wilbur Peck (1840–1916).
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Usually Peck's bad boy.
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any mischievous boy.
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a recalcitrant person or organization.
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Example Sentences
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That "Peck's Bad Boy" essence he exudes, which produces an odd kind of likability, is not transferable.
From US News • May 22, 2015
He had the initial misfortune of being teamed with the Peck's Bad Boy of baseball, Denny McLain.
From Time Magazine Archive
If a celebrated classroom caitiff like Peck's Bad Boy or Huckleberry Finn were to cut his swath through a U. S. school today, he would probably get off with a restrained scolding.
From Time Magazine Archive
Says Gussie himself: "Let's just say I was the original Peck's Bad Boy."
From Time Magazine Archive
Nicknames have already become common, and we have among us such worthies as Fat, Doc, Peck’s Bad Boy, Toney, Binkie, Shortie, Shrimp, Simp and Pop.
From Conscript 2989 Experiences of a Drafted Man by Crump, Irving
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