/ Dictionary / Index P Peck's Bad Boy: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Peck's' Bad' Boy' Pronunciation: [key] the mischievous boy in a series of newspaper stories and collected volumes by the American newspaperman and humorist George Wilbur Peck (1840–1916). Usually, any mischievous boy. a recalcitrant person or organization. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. peckish pecksniff Related Content Daily Word Quiz: prevalent Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language