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holy terror

holy terror noun: a frightening person, especially a misbehaving child.

Noun

holy terror (plural holy terrors)

  1. A frightening person, especially a misbehaving child.
    • Your son has been a holy terror! He kept getting into trouble and refusing to mind me! After repeatedly trying to get him to behave, I finally gave up. I wimped out. I have the womb to be a parent, but not the backbone.2006 January 29, Tom Armstrong, Marvin (comic)

Forms of holy terror

pluralholy terrors

Questions about holy terror

What does holy terror mean?
Holy terror means a frightening person, especially a misbehaving child.
What part of speech is holy terror?
Holy terror is a noun.
What is the plural of holy terror?
The plural of holy terror is holy terrors.

Words near holy terror in the dictionary

  1. holy stromboli
  2. holy synod
  3. holy synods
  4. Holy Table
  5. Holy Temple
  6. holy terror
  7. holy terrors
  8. holy text
  9. Holy Thursday
  10. holy Toledo
  11. holy trinities

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