2syllables
badger
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Definitions ofbadger
1noun
- Any mammal of three subfamilies, which belong to the family Mustelidae: Melinae (Eurasian badgers), Mellivorinae (ratel or honey badger), and Taxideinae (American badger).
- A native or resident of the American state, Wisconsin.
- A brush made of badger hair.
- (in the plural) A crew of desperate villains who robbed near rivers, into which they threw the bodies of those they murdered.
1verb
- To pester, to annoy persistently; press.
Example: "He kept badgering her about her bad habits."
- To pass gas; to fart.
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