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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A rascal; a scamp.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. A rascally, disorderly, or despicable person; a wretch or vagabond; a rascallion.

Wiktionary

  1. n. A rascal, scamp, rogue, or scoundrel.
  2. n. Roguish, disreputable.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. A rascal; a good-for-nothing fellow.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. one who is playfully mischievous
  2. n. a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel

Etymologies

  1. Alteration of obsolete rascallion, from rascal.

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  • sionnach Tee-hee. Dec 5, 2008

  • garyth123 a type of onion which has been influenced by hip-hop and African-American culture generally Dec 4, 2008

  • uselessness Rapp Scallion was a character in Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge. He ran the Steamin' Weenie Hut on Scabb Island before he tragically cremated himself in a kitchen accident. He carried one quarter of the map to the fabled treasure of Big Whoop, even to his grave.

    Not sure about Huck Finn, I'm not that cultured. ;-) Feb 23, 2007

  • lilacs524 If I remember correctly, rapscallion was in Huck Finn? Feb 23, 2007

‘rapscallion’ has been looked up 2169 times, loved by 19 people, added to 123 lists, commented on 5 times, and has a Scrabble score of 15.