hellion

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His pharmacist father became the reformist mayor of Santiago, and the youthful Desi — born Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha in 1917 — a bit of a hellion.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2025

A little hellion, according to her own description, she was not adopted even after her picture and profile were featured as a child needing a forever home in The Seattle Times.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 27, 2021

She said Mr. Sweat had a dual personality: “He could be a nice boy. But when the little bit of hellion in him came out, it came out full force.”

From New York Times • Jun. 12, 2015

Maybe Marjorie is just an undisciplined hellion, but maybe she is acting out for other reasons and deserves some compassion.

From Slate • Apr. 22, 2014

No doubt she was scolding my little hellion.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez