(especially of children 尤指儿童 behaving badly; not willing to obey 顽皮的；淘气的；不听话的 Extra ExamplesThe children have all been a bit naughty. 孩子们都有点淘气。 Come on now, that's naughty. 到此为止吧，别淘气了。 You've been a very naughty boy! 你一直都是个淘气鬼！
- (informal, often humorous)
slightly rude; connected with sex 粗俗的；下流的 a naughty joke/word 下流的笑话；粗俗的字眼
Word Originlate Middle English: from naught + -y. The earliest recorded sense was ‘possessing nothing’; the sense ‘wicked’ also dates from late Middle English, and gave rise to the current senses.