Turk.

Slave, villain. A term of reproach used by the Greeks of Constantinople.

You young Turk, a playful reprimand to a young mischievous child.

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

Tun
Tunding
Tune the Old Cow Died of (The)
Tuneful Nine
Tuning Goose
Tunisian
Tunkers
Turcaret
Tureen
Turf (The)
Turk
Turk-Gregory
Turkey
Turkish Spy
Turlupin
Turmeric
Turncoat
Turning the Tables
Turnip-Garden (The)
Turnip Townsend
Turnspit Dog