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var⋅mint
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ˈvɑr
mənt
/
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–noun
1.
Chiefly Southern and South Midland U.S.
a.
vermin.
b.
an objectionable or undesirable animal, usually predatory, as a coyote or bobcat.
2.
a despicable, obnoxious, or annoying person.
Also,
varment.
Origin:
1530–40;
var. of
vermin
(with regular outcome of ME
ĕr
before consonant (
cf.
argal
3
,
parson
) and parasitic
t
)
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var·mint
(vär'mĭnt)
n.
Informal
One that is considered undesirable, obnoxious, or troublesome.
[Variant of
vermin
.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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