IMP, IMPISH
ADJECTIVES
► GALLOWS mischievous, wild, impish, unmanageable, tiresome; impudent, saucy → 1875 Sc. & Eng. dial.
NOUNS – PERSON
► BOOGER a baby, a child, esp. an impish one; a term of endearment to a child → 1892 Amer. dial.
► BUG a baby, a child, esp. an impish one; a term of endearment to a child → 1950 Amer. dial.
► BUGGER a baby, a child, esp. an impish one; a term of endearment to a child → 1892 Amer. dial.
► DEVIL’S BUCKIE a mischievous, troublesome person; an imp → 1816 Sc.
► DEVIL’S LIMB an imp; a tiresome, troublesome person → 1714 Sc.
► DEVIL’S PETS an imp; a tiresome, troublesome person → 1856 Eng. dial.
► DICKENS a devilish or impish child → 2006 US sl. (Bk.)
► GARLACH a little rascal; an impish youngster; a spoiled child → 1930 Sc.
► IMPLING a little imp → 1780
► LITTLE DICKENS a devilish or impish child → 2006 US sl. (Bk.)
► NACKET a pert, tricky, or precocious child; an imp → 1887 Sc.
► TOM TUMBLER an imp or devil → 1926 (Bk.)
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