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a fearless tank in a tuxedo that bites first and asks nothing later
means To badger someone is to pester or nag them persistently and annoyingly; the word is also the name of a stocky, burrowing nocturnal mammal with a striped face.
from The animal name surfaced in the 1500s, and the popular story is that it comes from 'badge,' for the white blaze on the creature's head — fitting, though not fully proven. The verb 'to badger' is the vivid part: it recalls the brutal old sport of badger-baiting, in which dogs were set to torment a trapped badger, so to badger someone became to harry them relentlessly, like hounds at a cornered beast.
- venom immunity
- shrugs off snake bites that would kill larger animals
- loose skin
- can twist around inside its own hide to bite attackers
- engineering
- setts are dug across centuries, spanning hundreds of meters
- odd allies
- honey badgers team up with birds to raid hives
wisconsin badgers — university of wisconsin athletic teams, named for the state animal since 1889
badger state — wisconsin's official nickname, from lead miners called 'badgers' in the 1800s
eurasian badger — species native to europe and asia, featured in wind in the willows and british folklore