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Lümmel — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • lout noun A rude, clumsy, or aggressive person, especially a man.
  • rascal noun A dishonest or badly behaved person, especially in a way that can seem mischievous rather than truly dangerous.
  • tyke noun A small child, especially a lively or mischievous one.
  • urchin noun A young child, especially a poor or mischievous one often seen roaming the streets.
  • whippersnapper noun A young and cheeky or presumptuous person; often with a connotation of ignorance via inexperience.

Senses

Lümmel is used for these senses in English:

  • gooseneck (nautical) The swivel connection on a sailboat located near the bottom of the mast that the boom attaches to. When a sailboat performs a tack or a jibe the gooseneck swings the boom from one side of the boat to the other.
  • lout A troublemaker, often violent; a rude violent person; a yob.
  • rascal Sometimes diminutive: a cheeky person or creature; a troublemaker.
  • tyke (colloquial) A small child, especially a cheeky or mischievous one.
  • urchin A mischievous child.
  • whippersnapper (colloquial) A young and cheeky or presumptuous person; often with a connotation of ignorance via inexperience. [from 1670s]

lout — full definition

  1. noun A rude, clumsy, or aggressive person, especially a man.
  2. verb Archaic: to bow or stoop.

rascal — full definition

  1. noun A dishonest or badly behaved person, especially in a way that can seem mischievous rather than truly dangerous.
  2. noun A playful, mischievous child or animal.

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