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rascaldom

rascaldom

9.5
The act of behaving in a naughty, playful way
  • noun
  • /ˈræskəldəm/
  • Archaic
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  • The boys' rascaldom often got them into harmless trouble at school.

Examples

  • His rascaldom was evident in all his pranks.

  • Her stories of childhood rascaldom always made her friends laugh.

  • Despite his reputation for rascaldom, he was loved by everyone in the village.

  • The rascaldom of the children was amusing to watch.

  • The boys' rascaldom often got them into harmless trouble at school.

  • Despite his reputation for rascaldom, he was loved by everyone in the village.

  • Her stories of childhood rascaldom always made her friends laugh.

Synonyms

naughtiness
vsrascaldom
2 3.2

Behaviour that breaks rules and teases others, often by children

covers the same mischievous state across ages, not only children
hell-raising
vsrascaldom
  • Informal
2 8.4

Noisy, wild actions that cause trouble or excitement

is the general notion of mischief rather than loud disruptive acts
devilry
vsrascaldom
1 8.8

Behaviour that harms people or tricks them, sometimes as a prank

also includes lighter, playful mischief without cruel intent
mischievousness
vsrascaldom
1 4.6

Playful actions that cause small harmless trouble for fun

is broader, including both playful and more serious mischief
deviltry
vsrascaldom
  • Archaic
1 9.7

Bad behavior meant to annoy or hurt people

is broader, including harmless or playful mischief not meant to harm
rascality
vsrascaldom
  • Archaic
1 8.1

Playful or dishonest behavior that tricks people

is the general state of engaging in mischievous behavior
roguery
vsrascaldom
  • Archaic
1 8.8

Playful but sometimes dishonest behavior that annoys people

is more neutral, covering mischief without necessarily harming others

How Mischievous

rascaldom
  • Archaic
9.5
mischief
34 2.7
naughtiness
2 3.2
playfulness
8 2.5

Surface Forms

rascaldom singular
rascaldoms plural

Morphology

rascaldom = rascal (transparent) = rascal + dom

The suffix '-dom' regularly forms nouns meaning a collective group or a state/quality, so the meaning follows directly from 'rascal' + '-dom'.

Etymology

Rascaldom comes from rascal ('a naughty or playful person') plus the ending -dom ('the state of'), as in freedom. So, rascaldom can mean the state or habit of being a rascal.