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Noun: varmint  vaar-munt
Usage: N. Amer, informal
  1. Any troublesome wild animal, especially a predator
    "The farmer complained about varmints attacking his chickens"
     
  2. An irritating or obnoxious person
    "The neighborhood kids considered the grumpy old man a varmint";
    - vermin

Derived forms: varmints

Type of: animal, animate being, bad person

Encyclopedia: Varmint