badmash

Meaning

Noun

A rogue, ruffian or miscreant.

Origin

Borrowed from Urdu بدمعاش, Hindi बदमाश, and its source, Persian بدمعاش, from بد + معاش, ultimately from Arabic عَاشَ ("to live"). Compare lowlife, which is a similar formation in English.

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