"rapscallion" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ɹæpˈskæljən/ Audio: en-us-rapscallion.ogg [US] Forms: more rapscallion [comparative], most rapscallion [superlative]
Etymology: From an alteration of rascallion, a fanciful elaboration of rascal (“someone who is naughty”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|rascallion}} rascallion, {{m|en|rascal|gloss=someone who is naughty}} rascal (“someone who is naughty”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} rapscallion (comparative more rapscallion, superlative most rapscallion)
  1. Disreputable, roguish.
    Sense id: en-rapscallion-en-adj-kQpw9V7U

Noun

IPA: /ɹæpˈskæljən/ Audio: en-us-rapscallion.ogg [US] Forms: rapscallions [plural]
Etymology: From an alteration of rascallion, a fanciful elaboration of rascal (“someone who is naughty”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|rascallion}} rascallion, {{m|en|rascal|gloss=someone who is naughty}} rascal (“someone who is naughty”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} rapscallion (plural rapscallions)
  1. (archaic) A rascal, scamp, rogue, or scoundrel. Tags: archaic Categories (topical): People Translations (rascal): негодяй (negodjaj) [masculine] (Bulgarian), вагабонт (vagabont) [masculine] (Bulgarian), viikari (english: rascal) (Finnish), kelmi (english: scoundrel) (Finnish), gamberro [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-rapscallion-en-noun-vuW0mSmr Disambiguation of People: 0 100 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 7 93

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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