Meaning of honeybadger | Babel Free

Definitions

Noun. [C1]

Examples

“The Africans have often mentioned to me that a honeybadger (shidzidzi) when cornered, will stand his ground against any living thing and give a good account of himself into the bargain.”

“‘Don′t any of you come sneaking around or you′ll feel the size of my fist and a length of sjambok across your bums, ja,’ he shouted, shaking fist and whip; then charged down the boards with the look of an angry honeybadger so that the fisherfolk scattered like gulls.”

“There were two major projects I was expected to throw myself into with the zeal of a cornered honeybadger.”

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