BADGER


Meaning of BADGER in English

■ noun a heavily built omnivorous nocturnal mammal of the weasel family, typically having a grey and black coat and a white-striped head. [ Meles meles (Eurasia) and Taxidea taxus (N. America).]

■ verb repeatedly and annoyingly ask (someone) to do something.

Origin

C16: perh. from badge , with ref. to its distinctive head markings.

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