wild-cat
Speech parts
1. wild-cat - Noun
2. wild-cat - Adjective
Meaning
Unsound; worthless; irresponsible; unsafe; -- said to have been originally applied to the notes of an insolvent bank in Michigan upon which there was the figure of a panther.
Running without control; running along the line without a train; as, a wild-cat locomotive.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAlternative names
wild cat
Synonyms
jaguar
tiger
wildcat
great
cat
unstable
unreliable
risky
worthless
unsafe
irresponsible
unsound
big cat
not financially secure
not financially strong
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