wind-up merchant

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Noun

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wind-up merchant (plural wind-up merchants)

  1. (UK, colloquial) One who enjoys winding others up in the sense of making fun of them or playing practical jokes.
    • 2010, "The Gig and the Girlfriend," episode 2 of series 3 of The Inbetweeners:
      Jay: He's such a wind-up merchant.