Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One whose startlingly unconventional behavior, work, or thought embarrasses or disturbs others.
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- noun An
unconventional badly-behaved person who causesembarrassment or shock to others.
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- noun a person whose unconventional behavior embarrasses others
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[French : enfant, child + terrible, frightful.]
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Borrowing from French enfant terrible ("terrible child").
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One who is strikingly, shockingly unconventional. (From WordCraft)
May 20, 2008