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perisher

n. (context British informal English) An annoying child, a brat.

WordNet
perisher

n. bounder

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Perisher

Perisher may refer to:

  • Perisher Ski Resort, formerly known as Perisher Blue, a ski resort in the Australian Snowy Mountains, New South Wales
  • Perisher Valley, New South Wales, a village within the Perisher ski resort
  • Submarine Command Course, a training course run by the Royal Netherlands Navy (previously the British Royal Navy) nicknamed "Perisher" for the high failure rate

Usage examples of "perisher".

He had, after all, done his nuke perisher - the cos' Qualifying Course - after surviving the Icarus incident, and FOSM'S appointer had at the time hinted that if Farge succeeded in the perisher and was promoted to commander, he would, as the most experienced of the candidates, be getting one of the Swiftsures - the nuclear hunter-killers which, because of their success, were now being produced as fast as the yards could build them.

It's a cinch the little perishers aren't getting enough to eat since the Big Blackwater Project shut off the sprinkler system.

It’s a cinch the little perishers aren’t getting enough to eat since the Big Blackwater Project shut off the sprinkler system.

You know what puzzles me - how do the little perishers make such a mess?