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blackguard

The correct spelling is blackguard.

How to pronounce blackguard

/ˈblæɡəd/
noun

IPA: /ˈblæɡəd/

Say it like: Bla-kgua-rd

The correct spelling is blackguard. (old-fashioned, usually used only of men) A scoundrel; an unprincipled contemptible person; an untrustworthy person.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.(old-fashioned, usually used only of men) A scoundrel; an unprincipled contemptible person; an untrustworthy person.
  2. 2.A man who uses foul language in front of a woman, typically a woman of high standing in society.

verb

  1. 1.To revile or abuse in scurrilous language.
  2. 2.To act like a blackguard; to be a scoundrel.

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