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Holy terror   /hˈoʊli tˈɛrər/   Listen
Holy terror

noun
1.
A very troublesome child.  Synonyms: brat, little terror, terror.






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"Holy terror" Quotes from Famous Books



... (I deeply regret to say) a joy ride; but at least the man goes with the woman as much as the woman with the man. In France the young woman is protected like a nun while she is unmarried; but when she is a mother she is really a holy woman; and when she is a grandmother she is a holy terror. ...
— New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1 - From the Beginning to March, 1915 With Index • Various

... Just watch me, and sometime you'll see me break out that bad that I won't know what I'm doin' myself. Oh, I'm a holy terror when I get started!" ...
— The Valley of the Moon • Jack London



Words linked to "Holy terror" :   imp, rapscallion, monkey, scallywag, rascal, scamp, scalawag



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