Varmint
(noun)
- An obnoxious or objectionable person.
- A small animal, especially a rodent, that is considered a pest.
Origin:
Origin uncertain, possibly from the dialectal variant of vermin.
Examples:
- The farmer chased the varmint out of his field.
- The varmint dug holes in the garden.
- I can't stand that varmint, he always causes trouble.
- The varmint population has been growing rapidly in the city.
- The hunters were after the varmint that had been damaging their crops.