Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

peck's bad boy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.97 in modern English

Syllables: peck-'s bad boy
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mean-spirited young prankster.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

After Peck's Bad Boy, a character created by George Wilbur Peck (1840–1916).

Inflected Forms

Peck's bad boys (plural)

Questions

What does peck's bad boy mean?: A mean-spirited young prankster.
Where does peck's bad boy come from?: After Peck's Bad Boy, a character created by George Wilbur Peck (1840–1916).

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