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Definition of Perisher
1. Noun. Bounder.
Generic synonyms: Blackguard, Bounder, Cad, Dog, Heel, Hound
Definition of Perisher
1. Noun. (British) An annoying child, a brat. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Perisher
1. an annoying person [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Perisher
Literary usage of Perisher
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Beautiful Accomodation in New South Wales, Australia: The Discerning Guide by Jennifer Marie Lamattina (2004)
"For a start, ¡t is only open in winter, when perisher Blue is a mecca for ski
... The hotel has direct access to the shops and services of the perisher ..."
2. Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: A Dictionary, Historical and by John Stephen Farmer, William Ernest Henley (1902)
"I. A short-tailed coat ; a jacket : also BUM- (or ARSE-) perisher. ... He went
in a perisher last night, laying against Sir Tatton Sykes for the Derby with ..."
3. On the Wool Track by Charles Edwin Woodrow Bean (1910)
"One peak is called the perisher. There are at this time of writing a hundred and
thirty sheep snowed in behind the perisher. They are in one of the gullies. ..."
4. The Definite Object: A Romance of New York by Jeffery Farnol (1917)
"It's me as the Guv expects — it's me as 'as come a-visitin' — Joe, put me down,
you perisher. Joe 's only a hoaf, ma'am, a nass, ma'am. ..."
5. The Definite Object: A Romance of New York by Jeffery Farnol (1917)
"It's me as the Guv expects — it's me as 'as come a-visitin' — Joe, put me down,
you perisher. Joe 's only a hoaf, ma'am, a nass, ma'am. ..."
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