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polisson

polisson noun: a dishonest or mischievous person; a scamp.

Noun

polisson

  1. (rare) A dishonest or mischievous person; a scamp.
    • The polisson picked up his pocket-handkerchief and went—quite quietly, with simple manly grace; and that's the first I ever saw of Barty Josselin—and it was some fifty years ago.1896 October, George du Maurier, “The Martian”, in Harper's New Monthly Magazine, volume XCIII, number DLVII, New York, N.Y.: Harper and Brothers, page 664, column 1

Synonyms of polisson

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Origin of polisson

Borrowed from French polisson.

Questions about polisson

What does polisson mean?
Polisson means a dishonest or mischievous person; a scamp.
What part of speech is polisson?
Polisson is a noun.

Words near polisson in the dictionary

  1. polisman
  2. polismen
  3. polisomy
  4. polissoir
  5. polissoirs
  6. polisson
  7. Polister
  8. polistine
  9. polistines
  10. polit.
  11. politainer

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