bashi-bazouk
noun
bashi-ba·zouk
ˌbashēbəˈzük
plural -s
1
a
: a member of an irregular ill-disciplined auxiliary of the Ottoman Empire
b
: irregular
2
: a turbulent ill-disciplined person
Word History
Etymology
Turkish başı bozuk irregular soldier, from baş head, leader + bozuk depraved, corrupt