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Peck's bad boy

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A mean-spirited young prankster.

Examples

“I was not "a character" in any sense, could not have been the original of any sensational story from the best boy in Sunday school to a Peck's bad boy.”
Bucky had a reputation around his Hughestown neighborhood, too, where the adults thought of Bucky as something of a Peck's bad boy.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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