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Holy terror   /hˈoʊli tˈɛrər/   Listen
Holy terror

noun
1.
A very troublesome child.  Synonyms: brat, little terror, terror.






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"Holy terror" Quotes from Famous Books



... sunburn; tired and disheartened; no lurking smile in his eyes. He fondled the velvet nose of his beloved Suraj—a graceful creature, half Arab, half Waler; and absently acknowledged the frantic jubilations of his Irish terrier puppy, christened by Lance the Holy Terror—Terry for short. Then he mounted the steps, subsided into the other chair and dropped his cap and ...
— Far to Seek - A Romance of England and India • Maud Diver

... Zola's novels and the dramas of Brieux—and these have been stigmatized as pornographic. As a matter of fact their authors in no way merit such a reproach. Such works in no way encourage immorality; on the contrary, they inspire disgust and a healthy and holy terror at the perversity of our sexual customs. No doubt such works may have an erotic action on ignorant and low-minded persons. The Tyrolean peasants, in their moral indignation, have been known to destroy the marble statues of women erected ...
— The Sexual Question - A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study • August Forel



Words linked to "Holy terror" :   rascal, scalawag, scallywag, monkey, imp, scamp, rapscallion



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