varmint
mənt noun
1.
Chiefly Southern and South Midland U.S.
a.
b.
an objectionable or undesirable animal, usually predatory, as a coyote or bobcat.
2.
a despicable, obnoxious, or annoying person.
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| —n | |
| informal an irritating or obnoxious person or animal | |
| [C16: dialect variant of varmin | |
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Varmint
is always a great word to know.
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| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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Word Origin & History
varmint
1539, chiefly Amer.Eng. dialectal variant of vermin. Meaning "objectionable or troublesome person" is recorded from 1773.
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