/ ˈheliən; NAmE / noun
( NAmE ) a badly behaved child who annoys other people
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: perhaps from dialect hallion a worthless fellow , changed by association with hell .
/ ˈheliən; NAmE / noun
( NAmE ) a badly behaved child who annoys other people
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: perhaps from dialect hallion a worthless fellow , changed by association with hell .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005