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hellion.

An unruly, rowdy or mischievous person, especially a child.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈhɛliən/
  1. An unruly, rowdy or mischievous person, especially a child.

  2. An evil person.

  3. The larva of the dobsonfly.

Where this word comes from

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

adj/ˈhɛliən/
  1. Cursed, ill-fated.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

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

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