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yahoo(noun, savage)
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fighter(noun, bad, temper, brave, bull)
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hector(noun, bad, temper, brave, bully)
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gladiator
8
lager lout(noun, person, bad, temper, brave)
8
rascal(noun, person, immoral, crude, criminal)
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tough guy(noun, bad, temper, brave, bull)
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troublemaker(noun, bad, temper, heavy, brave)
8
yobbo(noun, thug)
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barbarian(noun, crude, savage, evil doer)
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criminal(noun, hoodlum, evildoer)
7
bovver boy(noun, person, bad, temper, brave)
7
rough(noun, rude, inappropriate, indecent, unbecoming)
7
blighter(noun, person, bad, temper, brave)
7
brigand
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creep(noun, person, bad, temper, brave)
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dog(noun, person, bad, temper, brave)
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git(noun, person, bad, temper, brave)
7
lech(noun, person, bad, temper, brave)
7
oik(noun, person, bad, temper, brave)
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