rapscallion

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All manner of invaders have tried to move in with us: centipedes, geckos, spiders, cockroaches and now this rag-tag rapscallion.

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  1. noun A rascal; a scamp.

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  • We'll make the rendezvous and see what this young rapscallion is up to. —  BEWITCHING FAMILIAR
  • She said that she was not to be lectured fey a rapscallion,—and in her own house, too!—And she treated him with abuse. —  Jean-Christophe, Vol. I
  • I admit that I do enjoy being a foil and a rapscallion, but I also enjoy fact and honesty, and the truth is that not all borrowers need 20 percent down. —  St. Paul Real Estate
  • I'm not sure if Mr. Dufresne means it, he's a bit of a humorous rapscallion - this is true. —  SB Nation Featured Posts
  • All manner of invaders have tried to move in with us: centipedes, geckos, spiders, cockroaches and now this rag-tag rapscallion. —  Starbulletin Headlines
 

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  1. Alteration of obsolete rascallion, from rascal.

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  1. A modified form of rascallion.
 

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/ræpˈskælyən/
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