pit bull
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English
Alternative forms
Noun
- A pit bull terrier.
- (derogatory) A person with a reputation for pugnacity.
- 1993 July 6, “Profile Israel's Pit Bull of Politics Takes on Jerusalem Mayor”, in Los Angeles Times:
- Ehud Olmert has long been the pit bull of Israel's right-wing Likud Party, always ready to tear into a political foe
Synonyms
- (pit bull terrier): pibble (informal), pit (slang), pittie (informal), shitbull (pejorative), velvet hippo (slang)
Translations
pit bull terrier — see pit bull terrier
Further reading
- “pit bull”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “pit bull”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “pit bull”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “pit bull”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.