They had a quarrel with Sir Thomas Newcome's own son, a harum-scarum lad. --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
harum-scarum — [her′əm sker′əm] adj. [< ? HARE + SCARE + EM] acting or done in a reckless or rash way; irresponsible adv. in a harum scarum manner n. a harum scarum person or action … English World dictionary
harum-scarum — harum scarumness, n. /hair euhm skair euhm, har euhm skar euhm/, adj. 1. reckless; rash; irresponsible: He had a harum scarum youth. 2. disorganized; uncontrolled. adv. 3. recklessly; wildly: He ran harum scarum all over the place. n. 4. a… … Universalium
harum-scarum — 1670s (adv.), probably a compound of obsolete HARE (Cf. hare) (v.) harry + SCARE (Cf. scare) (v.), with um as a reduced form of them. As an adjective from 1751; as a noun from 1784 … Etymology dictionary
harum-scarum — [adj] reckless carefree, careless, daring, disorderly, erratic, flighty, foolhardy, giddy, haphazard, hasty, imprudent, irresponsible, light minded, negligent, rash, regardless, romping, scatty, thoughtless, wild; concepts 401,542 … New thesaurus
harum-scarum — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ reckless; impetuous. ORIGIN from HARE(Cf. ↑hare) and SCARE(Cf. ↑scare) … English terms dictionary
Harum Scarum — Infobox Movie name = Harum Scarum imdb id = 0059255 producer = Sam Katzman director = Gene Nelson Eddie Saeta (Ass t) writer = Elwood Ullman Edward Bernds starring = Elvis Presley Mary Ann Mobley music = Fred Karger cinematography = Fred Jackman… … Wikipedia
harum-scarum — 1. adjective /ˌhɛrəmˈskɛrəm/ wild, careless, irresponsible Lesters good heart will be to hear that little Peter is so improved;no longer a dissolute, harum scarum fellow, throwing away his money, and always in debt. 2. adverb /ˌhɛrəmˈskɛrəm/… … Wiktionary
harum-scarum — I. adv informal In a careless, disorderly or reckless way. Jim does his homework harum scarum, and that is why his schoolwork is so poor. II. adj informal Careless, wild, or disorderly in one s acts or performance; reckless. Jack is such a harum… … Словарь американских идиом
harum-scarum(1) — {adv.}, {informal} In a careless, disorderly or reckless way. * /Jim does his homework harum scarum, and that is why his schoolwork is so poor./ … Dictionary of American idioms
harum-scarum(2) — {adj.}, {informal} Careless, wild, or disorderly in one s acts or performance; reckless. * /Jack is such a harum scarum boy that you can never depend on him to do anything right./ … Dictionary of American idioms
