wrong 'un

Noun

UK derogatory slang

(UK, derogatory, slang) A dishonest or disreputable person; a crook or rogue. / (cricket) A googly. / (horse-racing) A horse deliberately held back in order to lose a race.

Japanese Meaning

（英国の軽蔑的なスラング）不誠実で信頼できない人物、悪党やならず者 / （クリケット用語）グーグリー、変則的な回転をする投球 / （競馬用語）レースで故意に負けるためにペースが落とされた馬

What is this buttons?

Don't trust him; he's a wrong 'un.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼を信じるな。あいつはろくでなしだ。

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Sense（1）

(UK, derogatory, slang) 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.

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Sense（2）

(cricket) A googly.

Sense（3）

(horse-racing) A horse deliberately held back in order to lose a race.

wrong 'uns

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