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hellion

hel·lion

UK/ˈhɛliən/ uncommon

noun

1.

a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man)

  • “he chased the young hellions out of his yard”
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Origin

An alteration, under the influence of hell, of northern English/Scottish dialectal hallion (“scamp, worthless fellow”), of unknown origin.

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