The word 'varmint' is a correct and usable term in written English.
It is a slang term that originated in rural America, used to refer to small, troublesome animals such as rodents, pests, or any animal considered a nuisance. Example: "The farmer set traps to catch the varmints that were destroying his crops." In this example, the word 'varmint' is used to describe the animals causing trouble for the farmer. It could also be used in a hunting context, such as "I caught a few varmints while out hunting for rabbits."
I very much doubt it, and I think that the double standard you used reflects an inexplicable sympathy with Cuba's oppressive dictatorship.Scott BennettNorthville, MichiganDamn varmint!SIR – I believe you have confused "cattle-wrangling" with "cattle-rustling" in Arizona ("Newcomers don't like the smells", August 12th).
In the process, returning wolves have become more than just an unwelcome varmint.
He recently suggested that Mr Romney, a new convert to gun ownership who is ambiguous about immigration, should take a few pot-shots at his Guatemalan gardeners with his varmint gun.
The cognoscenti was meanwhile perturbed that the fact that Palin seemed scared by her weapon, a small gun described by Chuck Snr as a "varmint rifle".
The varmint who speaks it means a nearby town, but he is, unwittingly, setting a course for the entire film.
If varmint cannot be restrained with tongs and corn-on-the-cob holders, stand on it.
E-mail address GO SIGN UP Share Tweet And so, we bid farewell to Rick Perry, the perfectly coiffed, ruggedly handsome, pistol-packin', varmint-shootin', three-term governor of the great state of Texas?
And so, we bid farewell to Rick Perry, the perfectly coiffed, ruggedly handsome, pistol-packin', varmint-shootin', three-term governor of the great state of Texas?
He got scalped at the end of The Revenant when he fell for the classic ornery-old-varmint-hiding-behind-the-boulder trick.
Standing on the sidelines, safely out of the line of small-varmint-gun fire, has been Rudolph W. Giuliani, the Republican who is still leading in most national polls.
Asked on the trail yesterday about Mr. McCain's varmint-gun salvo, Mr. Romney laughed it off, telling The Associated Press, "I have respect for Senator McCain, and I guess it just shows that even when he's wrong, he's amusing".
