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louse

[lous, lous, louz] / laʊs, laʊs, laʊz /
NOUN
bad person
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We get hints that Paul’s previous self was a louse, but Holland’s smile is so soft that it’s hard to believe he was ever a nasty, selfish jerk.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2025

The human louse is a wingless, blood-sucking parasite that lives its entire life on its host.

From Science Daily • Nov. 8, 2023

“We can see the louse DNA reflected in our own history.”

From Science Magazine • Nov. 7, 2023

Odenkirk, in particular, is willing to go full louse.

From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2023

Either that, or that particular cabdriver was an out-and-out louse.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath




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