jack-the-lad

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But now it looks horribly like I'm going to have to moderate this roving jack-the-lad behaviour.

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  • But now it looks horribly like I'm going to have to moderate this roving jack-the-lad behaviour. —  FWi - All News
  • In fact, they turned not to Enda, but to Henry's other children, before eventually settling for the one in the middle, a bit of a jack-the-lad at the time, who was most keen on the job. —  Irish Blogs
  • "He was an athletic jack-the-lad who hosted all-night parties, sometimes arriving in disguise at Hampton Court. —  WalesOnline - Home
 

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