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rascal

[ras-kuhl]

noun

  1. a base, dishonest, or unscrupulous person.

    Synonyms: , , , ,
  2. a mischievous person or animal.

    That child is a real rascal.



rascal

/ ˈɑːə /

noun

  1. a disreputable person; villain

  2. a mischievous or impish rogue

  3. an affectionate or mildly reproving term for a child or old man

    you little rascal

    the wicked old rascal kissed her

  4. obsoletea person of lowly birth

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. obsolete(prenominal)

    1. belonging to the mob or rabble

    2. dishonest; knavish

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • rascallike adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of rascal1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English rascaile, raskaille, from Old French rascaille “rabble”; perhaps akin to rash 2
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of rascal1

C14: from Old French rascaille rabble, perhaps from Old Norman French rasque mud, filth
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Synonym Study

See knave.
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You don’t need to have Luna sport a mustache, though, to see in his rascal of a character hints of revolutionary icons from Latin America.

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A County Tyrone family have said nothing is going to bring their "wee rascal" back as a man was jailed for five years for killing the nine-year-old in a hit-and-run crash.

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Sure he had his faults, but to his adoring fans that just made him a lovable rascal.

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What was Disney, of all studios, going to do with this hyperviolent rascal who only works blue?

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“That rascal Hairy Junior stole my root! These kids retrieved it for me.”

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