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badger

bad·ger

UK/ˈbæd͡ʒə/ US/ˈbæd͡ʒə/ fairly common slang
verb (2) noun (1)

verb

1.

annoy persistently

  • “The children teased the boy because of his stammer”
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2.

noun

1.

Origin

From Middle English bageard (“marked by a badge”), from bage (“badge”), referring to the animal's badge-like white blaze, equivalent to badge + -ard. Displaced earlier brock, from Old English brocc.

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