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badger

/ˈbædʒə/

noun

Meaning

  • Any mammal of three subfamilies, which belong to the family Mustelidae: Melinae (Eurasian badgers), Mellivorinae (ratel or honey badger), and Taxideinae (American badger).

  • A native or resident of the American state, Wisconsin.

  • A brush made of badger hair.

  • (in the plural) A crew of desperate villains who robbed near rivers, into which they threw the bodies of those they murdered.

Synonyms

brock,
Wisconsinite

verb

Meaning

  • To pester, to annoy persistently; press.

    "He kept badgering her about her bad habits."

  • To pass gas; to fart.

Synonyms

flatulate