wrong 'un
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wrong 'un
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From wrong + one. Compare young'un.
noun wrong 'uns · wrong'un · wrongen
- A dishonest or disreputable person; a crook or rogue. We might not have had that much to pinch, but they'd still have your brass candlesticks off the mantelpiece. There's always wrong 'uns, in every walk of life, who'll have whatever you've got from under your nose.
- A googly.
- A horse deliberately held back in order to lose a race.
Talk about this word "wrong 'un." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/wrong%20'un. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. wrong 'un. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/wrong%20'un "wrong 'un." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/wrong%20'un.
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@misc{wrong_un_2026,
title = {wrong 'un},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wrong%20'un},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
