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Rapscallion — Rap*scal lion (r[a^]p*sk[a^]l y[u^]n), n. [See {Rascallion}.] A rascal; a good for nothing fellow. [Colloq.] Howitt. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rapscallion — index degenerate, malefactor Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
rapscallion — *villain, scoundrel, blackguard, knave, rascal, rogue, scamp, miscreant Analogous words: *vagabond, vagrant, tramp, hobo, bum … New Dictionary of Synonyms
rapscallion — ► NOUN archaic or humorous ▪ a mischievous person. ORIGIN alteration of earlier rascallion, perhaps from RASCAL(Cf. ↑rascally) … English terms dictionary
rapscallion — [rap skal′yən] n. [< earlier rascallion, extension of RASCAL] a rascal; rogue … English World dictionary
Rapscallion — A rapscallion is one who is playfully mischievous or a scoundrel. Rapscallion comes from the now obsolete word rascallion meaning rascal. It is possible that the contemporary pejorative word for a vandal or youth who perpetrates antisocial… … Wikipedia
rapscallion — noun /ɹæpˈskæljən/ a) A rascal, scamp, rogue, or scoundrel. She was the sister who had remained within the pale; I, the rapscallion of a brother whose vagaries were trying to his relations. b) Roguish, disreputable … Wiktionary
rapscallion — noun Etymology: alteration of earlier rascallion, irregular from rascal Date: 1699 rascal, ne er do well … New Collegiate Dictionary
rapscallion — /rap skal yeuhn/, n. a rascal; rogue; scamp. [1690 1700; earlier rascallion, based on RASCAL] * * * … Universalium
rapscallion — Synonyms and related words: bad boy, blackguard, booger, buffoon, bugger, cutup, devil, elf, enfant terrible, funmaker, hood, hoodlum, hooligan, imp, joker, jokester, knave, limb, little devil, little monkey, little rascal, minx, mischief,… … Moby Thesaurus
