wrong 'un
Britishnoun
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a dishonest or unscrupulous person
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cricket another term for googly
Example Sentences
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“I can tell a wrong ‘un a mile away.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2022
She said the experience had "sharpened her instinct" and that as a result she could "tell a wrong 'un a mile away".
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2022
This week it has been hard to escape the distinct impression that people from all sides of various divides have come together to agree the prince was a true wrong ’un.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 22, 2019
You're not just a wife, a mother, a wrong 'un.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2011
I'm reelly very sorry, Sir, I've given you a wrong 'un by mistake.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, December 10, 1892 by Sir F. C. (Francis Cowley) Burnand
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