enfant terrible
- an unmanageable, mischievous child
- anyone constantly vexing, startling, or embarrassing others, as, in the arts, by outraging conventional opinion or expectations
See enfant terrible in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(äɴ-fäɴˌ tĕ-rēˈblə)
noun en·fants ter·ri·bles (äɴ-fäɴˌ tĕ-rēˈblə) One whose startlingly unconventional behavior, work, or thought embarrasses or disturbs others: The radical painter was the enfant terrible of the art establishment.
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