meaner than a junkyard dog

meaner than a junkyard dog (with fourteen sucking pups)

Rur. cruel; eager to fight. Don't mess with her. She's meaner than a junkyard dog with fourteen sucking pups. They say Jim's meaner than a junkyard dog, but really, he's a sweetheart.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Shulamith	-	Hebrew
Mina	['mi:nə]
Conrad	KAHN-rad (English), KAWN-raht (German)	English, German, Ancient Germanic
Barnett	['ba:nit]
Violetta	vyo-LET-tah (Italian), vee-ah-LYE-tah (Russian)	Italian, Russian
Anto	-	Croatian, Serbian