as in bastard
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
a seedy saloon that attracts the most low-down, dirty varmints in town
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Recent Examples of varmint
Jett Rink was a really malevolent varmint, and kind of swarthy and dark.
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Jeff Conway, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
After arriving, having supper with Briggs and hunting all night, the hunters called the area clear of varmints.
—Buckley T. Foster Special To The Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 29 Sep. 2024
Anyone who even believes in a safe zone these days is living in a dream world, and should probably resort to more drastic measures to remove the weeds and varmints from their heads.
—Bob Lorentson, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2024
That is if dogs or varmints haven’t gotten there first, tearing open the bags and leaving the contents strewn across people’s yards.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
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Jeff Conway, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
After arriving, having supper with Briggs and hunting all night, the hunters called the area clear of varmints.
—Buckley T. Foster Special To The Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 29 Sep. 2024
Anyone who even believes in a safe zone these days is living in a dream world, and should probably resort to more drastic measures to remove the weeds and varmints from their heads.
—Bob Lorentson, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2024
That is if dogs or varmints haven’t gotten there first, tearing open the bags and leaving the contents strewn across people’s yards.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for varmint
Noun
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Police brought in hundreds of law enforcement personnel with dogs, armored carriers, horses and helicopters that circled overhead.—
Maryclaire Dale, Marc Levy and Michael Rubinkam,
Anchorage Daily News,
13 Sep. 2023
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Responding officers found the dog, and advised the owner to take the dog in.—
cleveland,
cleveland,
13 Sep. 2023
Noun
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Trump calls Bruce Springsteen a 'jerk': The president slapped back after the musician voiced criticism at concertNeed a break?—
Chris Jordan,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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Millions of readers follow along for her advice on work quandaries big and small, from dealing with office jerks to quitting a toxic job.—
Jennifer Liu,
CNBC,
11 May 2025
Noun
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That’s a sure way to invite not only raccoons but other unwanted guests such as mice, opossums, and skunks.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
7 May 2025
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While pesticides sprayed on crops and the Varroa mite both pose major risks for honey bees, bears and skunks can also be destructive predators to colonies, according to Hesbach.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In the ‘30s and ‘40s, there were all these clowns trying to sell things, and then there was Krinkles the Clown trying to sell cereal [in the ‘50s].—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2025
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Matthew Davies, 41, was taken into custody on suspicion of assaulting a man with a glass bottle while dressed up as a clown on Oct. 31, 2018, according to a news release issued by the department.—
Vincent Moleski,
Sacbee.com,
8 May 2025
Noun
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Also, humans consume red dye No. 3 at levels far lower than those shown to cause cancer in two studies of rats, according to the FDA.—
Jasmine Mendez,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
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The sci-fi series has given us everything from mutant super-soldiers to all-out war between a farmer and an army of rats.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
Noun
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Hudson was finally filmed picking up the snake out from the toilet.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
3 May 2025
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From there, the research team isolated Friede’s antibodies that reacted to neurotoxins from the snakes tested.—
Monica Cull,
Discover Magazine,
2 May 2025
Noun
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These jokers are still just hanging out and having the same old drinking parties.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
13 May 2025
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Thousands of the jihadist jokers had either their private parts or their ears blown off when the Zionist entity set them off last year.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This could include, but is not limited to, major vermin contamination.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Others claim that cool, dry conditions that delay tick infestations allow more of a deer’s nutrients to go to antlers instead of fighting blood-sucking vermin.—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Varmint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/varmint. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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