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Noun: holy terror  'how-lee'te-ru(r)
Usage: informal
  1. A very troublesome child
    "The babysitter struggled to control the little holy terror";
    - terror, brat, little terror [informal]

Derived forms: holy terrors

Type of: imp, monkey, rapscallion, rascal, scalawag [N. Amer], scallawag, scallywag, scamp [informal]

Encyclopedia: Holy terror