badmash

Meaning

A rogue, ruffian or miscreant.

Synonyms

buffoon

panderer

rascal

ruffian

thug

yob

Translations

disbauxat

Grobian

Raubein

Rauhbein

Rohling

Rowdy

Rüpel

Zuhälter

Raufbold

Hooligan

ταραξίας

ταραχοποιός

χούλιγκαν

brute

مستأسد

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bʌdˈmɑːʃ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani بدمعاش (badm'āś) / बदमाश (badmāś) and its source, Persian بدمعاش (badma'âš), from بد (bad, “bad, evil”) + معاش (ma'âš, “life, livelihood”), ultimately from Arabic عَاشَ (ʕāša, “to live”). Compare lowlife, which is a similar formation in English.