Word of the Day 10/03/22 Varmint
Varmint (noun)
varmint or var·ment [ vahr-muhnt ]
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.
WORDS RELATED TO VARMINT
beast, creature, pet, animal, critter, fellow, individual, man, person, soul, woman, bum, liar, scoundrel, swindler, wretch, being, brute, invertebrate, mutt
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ORIGIN: 1530–40; variant of vermin (with regular outcome of Middle Englishĕr before consonant (cf. argal, parson) and parasitic t)
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varmint or var·ment [ vahr-muhnt ]
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.
WORDS RELATED TO VARMINT
beast, creature, pet, animal, critter, fellow, individual, man, person, soul, woman, bum, liar, scoundrel, swindler, wretch, being, brute, invertebrate, mutt
See synonyms for varmint on Thesaurus.com
ORIGIN: 1530–40; variant of vermin (with regular outcome of Middle Englishĕr before consonant (cf. argal, parson) and parasitic t)
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.