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blackguard

black·guard

UK/ˈblæɡəd/ US/ˈblæɡɚd/ rare archaic dated
noun (1) verb (2)

noun

1.

someone who is morally reprehensible

  • “you dirty dog”
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verb

1.

subject to laughter or ridicule

  • “The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house”
  • “The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher”
  • “His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday”
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2.

use foul or abusive language towards

  • “The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket”
  • “The angry mother shouted at the teacher”
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Origin

From black + guard, thought to have referred originally to the scullions and lower menials of a court, or of a nobleman's household, who wore black liveries or blacked shoes and boots, or were often stained with soot.

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