juvenile delinquent
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.05 in modern English
38
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A persistent young offender; an antisocial minor, one who has committed criminal acts such as theft or violence.
Example Sentences
- "This cow-creamer, in case you're interested, was a silver jug or pitcher or whatever you call it shaped, of all silly things, like a cow with an arching tail and a juvenile-delinquent expression on its face, a cow that looked as if it were planning, next time it was milked, to haul off and let the milkmaid have it in the lower ribs."
Etymology
From juvenile + delinquent.