as in dogs
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
a seedy saloon that attracts the most low-down, dirty varmints in town
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For the fourth year in a row, Petco Love brought adoptable dogs to the awards.—
Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
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Children and dogs are always free.—
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Thiols are responsible for the distinctive aromas of skunk spray and ripe durian; they’re also added to natural gas to provide a detectable rotten-egg smell at even trace levels.—
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Some owls will hunt the wildlife that raids our garbage cans, like skunks and opossums.—
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Instead, the Engel-Jackson family is more run-of-the-mill awful — a recognizable pack of self-serving jerks more focused on the appearance of cheer than any real kindness.—
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That rich people sure can be easily manipulable jerks?—
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These mercenary-force ICE clowns are traitors to the country and the Constitution.—
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Brewer depicts the world of music impersonators with a fair amount of affection, like the rodeo clowns of late 20th-century America.—
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This could include, but is not limited to, major vermin contamination.—
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Owls have made themselves at home in the rafters, while the bones of dead vermin lie on the empty floor.—
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The carpet python is one of the most commonly sighted snakes in Queensland, according to the Snake Rescue Sunshine Coast (SRSC).—
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Each envelope containing the clue was inside a box filled with some frightful creature — rats, snakes, a tarantula, millipedes, and cockroaches.—
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Each envelope containing the clue was inside a box filled with some frightful creature — rats, snakes, a tarantula, millipedes, and cockroaches.—
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This brings about rats, other rodents, bug infestation.—
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“Varmints.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/varmints. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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