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People who are annoying or unpleasant

public nuisance

noun

someone who does things that annoy a lot of people

creep

noun

an unpleasant person, especially someone who tries to please or impress people in authority

loudmouth

noun

someone who says a lot of stupid or offensive things that annoy people

horror

noun

an unpleasant person, especially a child

yob

noun

someone, especially a young person, who is rude, noisy, and sometimes violent

know-all

noun

someone who is annoying because they always think that they know everything

ass

noun

a stupid or annoying person

vermin

noun

extremely unpleasant, annoying, or dangerous people

public enemy number one

someone that other people dislike or consider as harmful

(the) scum of the earth

an insulting expression for people who you think are very unpleasant

cyberloafing

using the Internet where you work, during working hours, for activities which are not work-related

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