viper

Meaning

Noun

  • A venomous snake in the family Viperidae.
  • A dangerous, treacherous, or malignant person.
  • A person who smokes marijuana.

Origin

  • From Middle French vipere, from Old French vipre, from Latin vÄ«pera, contracted from vÄ«viparus, from vivus + pario. weever, and wyvern.

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