Found 2 hits - Term: harum-scarum, Database: *, Strategy: exact
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
harum-scarum \har"um-scar"um\ h^ar"u^msk^ar"u^m, a.
cf. hare,v. t., and scare, v. t.
wild; giddy; flighty; rash; thoughtless. colloq.
1913 webster
they had a quarrel with sir thomas newcome's own son, a
harum-scarum lad. --thackeray.
1913 webster
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
harum-scarum
adj : cheerfully irresponsible; "carefree with his money";
"freewheeling urban youths"; "had a harum-scarum youth"
syn: carefree, devil-may-care, freewheeling, happy-go-lucky,
slaphappy
n : a reckless impetuous irresponsible person syn: daredevil,
madcap, hothead, swashbuckler, lunatic
adv : in a wild or reckless manner; "dashing harum-scarum all over
the place"; "running pell-mell up the stairs" syn: pell-mell
see also:
carefree devil-may-care freewheeling happy-go-lucky slaphappy daredevil
madcap hothead swashbuckler lunatic pell-mell
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