botty bandit
- noun
- Baby Talk
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ladrón de traseros
- My brother is such a botty bandit when he plays tricks.
Examples
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The kids laughed and called their friend a botty bandit after he fell over the couch.
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Look at that little botty bandit running around!
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At the party, someone dressed up as a botty bandit and made everyone giggle.
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He wore the mask of the botty bandit for Halloween.
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The kids laughed and called their friend a botty bandit after he fell over the couch.
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At the party, someone dressed up as a botty bandit and made everyone giggle.
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Look at that little botty bandit running around!
Synonyms
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4.1
A playful child who likes to play tricks
A person who behaves playfully and plays small tricks
A teasing name for someone acting clumsy or foolish
Antonyms
How Mischievous
- Offensive
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4.1
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6.0
- Baby Talk
- Informal
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3.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
botty + bandit
If a learner knows 'bandit' (thief) and the childish form 'botty' (bottom), they can plausibly infer a literal 'bottom thief' and thus a playful, mischievous sense. The expression is colloquial and childlike, so while its humorous intent is derivable from the parts, the exact pragmatic nuance (teasing/silly rather than actual theft) is not fully predictable without exposure.
Etymology
Botty bandit may come from children's jokes where a small prankster sneaks up and tugs at someone's botty or pants like a little bandit. That's why botty bandit is used in a playful way for someone being 'mischievous' or acting 'silly'.