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A man (male) of ill or malicious intent. This phrase originates from the early 1800s, in port cities around the Greece coast, during the time of heavy British influence. Traders often mixed Greek and English to create slang that outsiders couldn't really understand. It was commonly used amoung English speech. It became a common phrase amoung traders and sailors that described dangerous people who you wouldn't want to cross paths with. By the start of the 20th century, the phrase was already gone from everyday speech, surviving only in a few crime stories and local folk tales.
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