PECK'S BAD BOY

Meaning of PECK'S BAD BOY in English

¦peks- noun

Usage: usually capitalized P

Etymology: from the book Peck's Bad Boy and his Pa (1883) by George Wilbur Peck died 1916 American journalist, humorist, and politician

: one whose bad behavior is a source of embarrassment or annoyance

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

PECK'S BAD BOY — 1. the mischievous boy in a series of newspaper stories and collected volumes by the American newspaperman and humorist George …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PECK'S BAD BOY — (американизм) (литературоведение) несносный ребенок (американизм) человек, ставящий других в неловкое положение своей бестактной непосредственностью, нескромными вопросами и т. п.
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PECK'S BAD BOY — (американизм) (литературоведение) несносный ребенок (американизм) человек, ставящий других в неловкое положение своей бестактной непосредственностью, нескромными вопросами и т. п.
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PECK'S BAD BOY — амер. 1> лит. несносный ребёнок 2> человек, ставящий других в неловкое положение своей бестактной непосредственностью, нескромными вопросами и т. п.
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PECK'S BAD BOY — амер. 1) лит. несносный ребёнок 2) человек, ставящий других в неловкое положение своей бестактной непосредственностью, нескромными вопросами и т. п.
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
PECK'S BAD BOY — амер. 1> лит. несносный ребёнок 2> человек, ставящий других в неловкое положение своей бестактной непосредственностью, нескромными вопросами и т. п.
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PECK'S BAD BOY — вредный мальчишка Пека Маленький шалун и негодник, который изводит своих родителей, знакомых и вообще всех окружающих; плод фантазии юмориста начала XX …
PECK'S BAD BOY — вредный мальчишка Пека Маленький шалун и негодник, который изводит своих родителей, знакомых и вообще всех окружающих; плод фантазии юмориста начала …
PECK'S BAD BOY — (американизм) (литературоведение) несносный ребенок (американизм) человек, ставящий других в неловкое положение своей бестактной непосредственностью, нескромными вопросами и т. п.
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PECK'S BAD BOY — (американизм) (литературоведение) несносный ребенок (американизм) человек, ставящий других в неловкое положение своей бестактной непосредственностью, нескромными вопросами и т. п.
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PECK — I. ˈpek noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English pek, from Old French 1. a. : either of two units …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BAD — I. archaic past of bid or of bide II. ˈbad, -aa(ə)d, -aid adjective ( worse ˈwərs, -ə̄s, -əis ; also …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BOY — ˈbȯi noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English; akin to Frisian boi boy and probably to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PECK — (v.) To make, by striking with the beak or a pointed instrument; as, to peck a hole in a tree.
Английский словарь Webster
PECK — (n.) The fourth part of a bushel; a dry measure of eight quarts; as, a peck of wheat.
Английский словарь Webster
PECK — ( v. ) To make, by striking with the beak or a pointed instrument; as, to peck a hole in …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PECK — ( n. ) The fourth part of a bushel; a dry measure of eight quarts; as, a peck of wheat.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PECK — peck 1 /pek/ , n. 1. a dry measure of 8 quarts; the fourth part of a bushel, equal to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOY — /boy/ , n. 1. a male child, from birth to full growth, esp. one less than 18 years of age. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BAD — bad 1 — badness , n. /bad/ , adj., worse, worst; ( Slang ) badder, baddest for 36; n.; adv. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PECK — I. ˈpek noun Etymology: Middle English pek, from Anglo-French Date: 13th century 1. — see weight table 2. : a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BAD — I. ˈbad adjective ( worse ˈwərs ; worst ˈwərst) Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century 1. a. : failing to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BOY — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English Date: 13th century 1. often offensive : a male servant 2. a. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PECK — noun a great deal; a large or excessive quantity. 2. peck ·vi to pick up food with the beak; hence, …
Webster English vocab
BOY — noun a male child, from birth to the age of puberty; a lad; hence, a son. 2. boy ·vt to …
Webster English vocab
PECK — [peck] n [ME pek, fr. MF] (13c) 1: either of two units of dry capacity equal to 1/4 bushel: a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BOY — [boy] n, often attrib [ME] (13c) 1: a male servant--sometimes taken to be offensive 2. a: a male child from …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PECK — unit of capacity in the U.S. Customary and British Imperial systems of measurement. In the United States the peck is …
Britannica English vocabulary
PECK — peck, Peck BrE AmE pek ▷ pecked pekt ▷ pecking ˈpek ɪŋ ▷ pecks peks ▶ ˈ pecking ˌ order …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BOY — boy, Boy BrE AmE bɔɪ ▷ boys bɔɪz ▶ ˌ boy ˈ scout AmE \ ˈ• • BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PECK — / pek; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb 1. peck (at sth) ( of birds ) to move the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOY — / bɔɪ; NAmE / noun , exclamation ■ noun 1. [ C ] a male child or a young male …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BAD — / bæd; NAmE / adjective , noun , adverb ■ adjective ( worse / wɜːs; NAmE wɜːrs/ worst / wɜːst; …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PECK — I. peck 1 /pek/ BrE AmE verb [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: Probably from pick ] 1 . [intransitive and …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BOY — I. boy 1 S1 W1 /bɔɪ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Origin: Perhaps from Frisian boi 'boy' …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BAD — I. bad 1 S1 W1 /bæd/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative worse /wɜːs $ wɜːrs/, superlative worst /wɜːst $ wɜːrst/) …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PECK — n. 1 a measure of capacity for dry goods, equal to 2 gallons or 8 quarts. 2 a vessel used …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PECK — v. & n. --v.tr. 1 strike or bite (something) with a beak. 2 kiss (esp. a person's cheek) hastily or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BAD — adj., n., & adv. --adj. (worse; worst) 1 inferior, inadequate, defective (bad work; a bad driver; bad light). 2 a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PECK — n. 1 a measure of capacity for dry goods, equal to 2 gallons or 8 quarts. 2 a vessel used …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PECK — v. & n. v.tr. 1 strike or bite (something) with a beak. 2 kiss (esp. a person's cheek) hastily or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BAD — adj., n., & adv. adj. (worse; worst) 1 inferior, inadequate, defective (bad work; a bad driver; bad light). 2 a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PECK — 1. v. & n. --v.tr. 1. strike or bite (something) with a beak. 2 kiss (esp. a person's cheek) hastily …
Oxford English vocab
BAD — adj., n., & adv. --adj. (worse; worst) 1. inferior, inadequate, defective (bad work; a bad driver; bad light). 2 a …
Oxford English vocab
PECK — ( pecks, pecking, pecked) 1. If a bird pecks at something or pecks something, it moves its beak forward quickly …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOY — ( boys) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A boy is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BAD — ( worse, worst) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Something that is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PECK — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) 1. If a bird ~s at something or ~s something, it moves its beak forward quickly and …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PECK — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird pecks (at) sth (= makes small movements with its head ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BOY — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a baby boy/girl ▪ She’s just had a lovely healthy baby girl. a lucky …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BAD — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bad atmosphere ▪ There's a bad atmosphere among the staff. a bad cold …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BOY — [noun] [C] - a male child or, more generally, a male of any agea teenage/adolescent boyIs it nature or nurture …
Cambridge English vocab
BAD — (LOW QUALITY) [adjective] - of unacceptably low quality; not acceptableI thought the film was really bad.Bad teachers can make children …
Cambridge English vocab
BAD — See: GO FROM BAD TO WORSE, IN A BAD WAY, IN BAD, IN ONE'S BAD GRACES, LEAVE A BAD TASTE …
Slang English vocab
BOY — n. big boy fly boy whipping boy
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
PECK — verb Peck is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ bird , ↑ chicken , ↑ hen Peck is …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BOY — See ↑ CHILD 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ blue-eyed boy/girl • ↑ little boy/little girl • ↑ rent boy
Longman Activator English vocab
BAD
Longman Activator English vocab
BAD — n. 25B6; adjective bad workmanship : SUBSTANDARD, poor, inferior, second-rate, second-class, unsatisfactory, inadequate, unacceptable, not up to scratch, not up …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BOY — n. 1 lad, youth, young man, stripling, youngster, schoolboy, fellow, urchin, brat, Colloq kid, guy, small fry, little shaver There …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BAD — adj. 1 poor, wretched, inferior, defective, awful, worthless, miserable, egregious, execrable, substandard, unsatisfactory, disappointing, inadequate, non-standard, Colloq lousy, rotten, crummy, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BOY — See: ALL WORK AND NO PLAY MAKES JACK A DULL BOY, FAIR-HAIRED BOY, MAMA'S BOY, OLD BOY, SEPARATE THE MEN …
Словарь английских идиом
BAD — See: GO FROM BAD TO WORSE, IN A BAD WAY, IN BAD, IN ONE'S BAD GRACES, LEAVE A BAD TASTE …
Словарь английских идиом

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