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badger
/ˈbædʒə/
noun
Any mammal of three subfamilies, which belong to the family Mustelidae: Melinae (Eurasian badgers), Mellivorinae (ratel or honey badger), and Taxideinae (American badger).
A native or resident of the American state, Wisconsin.
A brush made of badger hair.
verb
To pester, to annoy persistently; press.
"He kept badgering her about her bad habits."
To pass gas; to fart.
Synonymsflatulate
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