cutie
n.— «I would have to say that Robinson was the best I fought—a cutie, fast, with all the tricks, but he could also take a punch and he could throw one.» —by Jake La Motta Raging Bull: My Story , 1970. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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