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pickle:
(plural: ‘pickles‘)
Apart from several more common meanings/definitions …
a pickle (a mischievous boy)
(mostly in informal British usage) a naughty, troublesome child,
e.g.
Fred is a real pickle; he always causes trouble to his parents.
a typical pickle, pulling at Santa’s beard
{Note 1: ‘Pickle’ is more commonly used to refer to a food item that is made by keeping vegetables, such as cucumber, some solution of vinegar or brine to preserve them.}
{Note 2: ‘Pickler, on the other hand, is a person who makes vegetable pickles.}
(a jar of lime pickle)
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