rascal
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3.5
- noun
- /ˈræskəl/
- Informal
:
pillín
- He acted like a playful rascal during the birthday party.
One thing that Ramdas said is that Richard Albert Ramdas said, I'm a Rascal, but Leary's a scoundrel.
- One thing that Ramdas said is that Richard Albert Ramdas said, I'm a Rascal, but Leary's a scoundrel.
- Now, when I start calling you what you look like, you going to be mad, little Rascal?
- And there were some real rascals obviously, in bad guys in that lineup, including FDR and LBJ and a lot of others in between.
Examples
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Aunt Polly (sobbing): Tom may have been a rascal, but he was the best-hearted boy that ever was.
Fiction book (2001) -
Get over here, you little rascal.
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What time should I have these rascals back?
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Ooh, you rascals are in big trouble!
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You're a real rascal, Sidney.
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He's known to his family as a "little devil," a "rascal," a "scamp."
Fiction book (1997) -
Who's a little rascal?
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That little rascal is always getting into trouble at school.
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My nephew is quite the rascal; he loves to pull pranks on his friends.
Synonyms
339
4.1
A playful child who likes to play tricks
129
5.9
A person who behaves badly or dishonestly yet is often liked by others
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6.5
A person, often a child, who plays tricks and causes small trouble
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9.9
A person who plays tricks and causes small trouble
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6.4
A child who plays tricks and behaves in a naughty way
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8.2
A small child who makes trouble in a playful way
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8.7
A playful person, often a child, who causes harmless trouble
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9.6
A young person who is playful, noisy, and often breaks rules
A man who is playful and a little rude in a friendly way people like
A person who likes to make jokes or play small tricks to have fun
Antonyms
How Mischievous
Surface Forms
Etymology
Rascal comes from an old French word rascaille, which meant 'a crowd of people thought low or rough'. Over time this idea changed to one person and then to mean someone naughty or cheeky, so a rascal today is a mischievous, often playful person.