Peck's Bad Boy

American  

noun

1. the mischievous boy in a series of newspaper stories and collected volumes by the American newspaperman and humorist George Wilbur Peck (1840–1916).

2. Usually Peck's bad boy.

   1. any mischievous boy.

   2. a recalcitrant person or organization.

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Example Sentences

That "Peck's Bad Boy" essence he exudes, which produces an odd kind of likability, is not transferable.

From US News • May 22, 2015

In his social outlook, Nigel recalls Peck's Bad Boy, while in some of his insights about adults, he might be a distant cousin of J.D.

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

For making Peck's Bad Boy enjoyable also to less susceptible cinemaddicts, small Jackie Searl deserves the credit.

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