figurative. Applied to persons of a noxious, vile, objectionable, or offensive character or type. A single person or individual of this type.

= crab-stick, n.1; in quot. figurative.

Applied to persons. In later use, often a back-formation from crabbed, adj.: a crabbed, cross-grained, ill-tempered person. [This might come directly…

figurative. A bad-tempered, crabbed person.

colloquial (chiefly British and Australian). A person who is morally corrupt; a dishonest, nasty, or worthless person; a scoundrel. Now frequently hum…

An undesirable thing or person.

An objectionable person; a sycophant. (Cf. grease, n. 5b.)

U.S. slang. An unpleasant or objectionable person.

A stupid, objectionable, or ridiculous man; a loser, a knuckle-head.

coarse slang. A stupid, annoying, or objectionable person (esp. a male); esp. one whose behaviour is considered knowingly obnoxious, provocative, or…

slang. An obnoxious, irritating, or otherwise objectionable person (esp. a male).