morpion — meaning in English

English meaning

• punk noun A loud, rebellious style of rock music, or the subculture built around it, marked by aggressive guitars and anti-establishment attitude.
• scamp noun A mischievous but likeable person, especially a playful child.

Senses

morpion is used for these senses in English:

• crab louse A parasitic insect, Pthirus pubis, that lives amongst the pubic hairs of humans and feeds on blood.
• punk (countable, US, slang) A worthless person, particularly: [from 1904]
• scamp A mischievous person, especially a playful, impish youngster.
• tic-tac-toe (games) A game in which two players take turns placing circles and crosses on a 3x3 grid and attempt to obtain three of the same symbols in a straight line.

punk — full definition

1. noun A loud, rebellious style of rock music, or the subculture built around it, marked by aggressive guitars and anti-establishment attitude.
2. adj Worthless, low quality, or thuggish and disreputable.
3. noun A young troublemaker or petty criminal.

scamp — full definition

1. noun A mischievous but likeable person, especially a playful child.
2. noun A dishonest person; a rogue or swindler.
3. verb To do something carelessly or half-heartedly.

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