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Street arab   /strit ˈærəb/   Listen
Street arab

noun
1.
(sometimes offensive) a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets.  Synonyms: gamin, throwaway.






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"Street arab" Quotes from Famous Books



... replied Tawsey, staring; "they're mad, I think," and he related the incoming of the Indian and the street arab. "As for that Tray," said he, growling, "I'll punch his blooming 'ead when I meets him agin, dancing on me—yah. Allays meddlin' that brat, jus' as he wos when Mr. Beecot ...
— The Opal Serpent • Fergus Hume

... table. It was a strange combination of people. Fleming Stone was the sort of man who is at ease anywhere, and I, too, am adaptable by nature. But the Schuyler sisters were very evidently annoyed at the idea of receiving as an equal the youth whom they regarded as a mere street arab. ...
— Vicky Van • Carolyn Wells



Words linked to "Street arab" :   derogation, disparagement, depreciation, throwaway, gamin, guttersnipe, street urchin



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