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Definition of hellion noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

hellion

noun
 
/ˈheliən/
 
/ˈheliən/
(North American English, informal)
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  1. a badly behaved child who annoys other people
    Word Originmid 19th cent.: perhaps from dialect hallion ‘a worthless fellow’, changed by association with hell.
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