wind-up merchant

noun

One who enjoys winding others up in the sense of making fun of them or playing practical jokes.

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Meanings

nounwind-up merchant (plural wind-up merchants)

plural wind-up merchants

  1. UKcolloquialOne who enjoys winding others up in the sense of making fun of them or playing practical jokes.

    Jay: He's such a wind-up merchant.

    2010, "The Gig and the Girlfriend," episode 2 of series 3 of The Inbetweeners
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Chicago

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