"rascal" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈɹɑːskl̩/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɹæskl̩/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-rascal.ogg [US] Forms: more rascal [comparative], most rascal [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɑːskəl, -æskəl Etymology: Recorded since c.1330, as Middle English rascaile (“people of the lowest class, rabble of an army”), derived from 12th century Old French rascaille (“outcast, rabble”) (modern French racaille), perhaps from rasque (“mud, filth, scab, dregs”), from Vulgar Latin *rasicō (“to scrape”). The singular form is first attested in 1461; the present extended sense of "low, dishonest person" is from early 1586. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|rascaile|t=people of the lowest class, rabble of an army}} Middle English rascaile (“people of the lowest class, rabble of an army”), {{der|en|fro|rascaille|t=outcast, rabble}} Old French rascaille (“outcast, rabble”), {{cog|fr|racaille}} French racaille, {{m|fro|rasque|t=mud, filth, scab, dregs}} rasque (“mud, filth, scab, dregs”), {{der|en|VL.|*rasicō|t=to scrape}} Vulgar Latin *rasicō (“to scrape”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} rascal (comparative more rascal, superlative most rascal)
  1. (archaic) Low; lowly, part of or belonging to the common rabble. Tags: archaic Categories (topical): People Derived forms: rascality, rascally, rascalry Translations (part of the common rabble): gemeen (Dutch), ordinair (Dutch), vulgair (Dutch), ordinaire (French), hołota [collective, feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-rascal-en-adj-~MjGxjnz Disambiguation of People: 46 47 7 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 46 6 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈɹɑːskl̩/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɹæskl̩/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-rascal.ogg [US] Forms: rascals [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːskəl, -æskəl Etymology: Recorded since c.1330, as Middle English rascaile (“people of the lowest class, rabble of an army”), derived from 12th century Old French rascaille (“outcast, rabble”) (modern French racaille), perhaps from rasque (“mud, filth, scab, dregs”), from Vulgar Latin *rasicō (“to scrape”). The singular form is first attested in 1461; the present extended sense of "low, dishonest person" is from early 1586. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|rascaile|t=people of the lowest class, rabble of an army}} Middle English rascaile (“people of the lowest class, rabble of an army”), {{der|en|fro|rascaille|t=outcast, rabble}} Old French rascaille (“outcast, rabble”), {{cog|fr|racaille}} French racaille, {{m|fro|rasque|t=mud, filth, scab, dregs}} rasque (“mud, filth, scab, dregs”), {{der|en|VL.|*rasicō|t=to scrape}} Vulgar Latin *rasicō (“to scrape”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} rascal (plural rascals)
  1. A dishonest person; a rogue, a scoundrel, a trickster. Categories (topical): People Synonyms (dishonest person; rogue): villain Translations (dishonest person): мошеник (mošenik) (Bulgarian), brètol [masculine] (Catalan), bandarra [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), lump [masculine] (Czech), darebák [masculine] (Czech), lotr [masculine] (Czech), kanajlo (Esperanto), fripono (Esperanto), kelmi (Finnish), ketku (Finnish), racaille [feminine] (French), moinante (Galician), zafado [masculine] (Galician), Gauner [masculine] (German), Strolch [masculine] (German), Bösewicht [masculine] (German), Schurke [masculine] (German), gazember (Hungarian), scelerato (Interlingua), picaro (Interlingua), alfraits [feminine] (Irish), furcifer [masculine] (Latin), furcifera [feminine] (Latin), verberō [masculine] (Latin), തെമ്മാടി (temmāṭi) (Malayalam), നികൃഷ്ടൻ (nikr̥ṣṭaṉ) (Malayalam), nanakia (Maori), pilantra [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), darebák (Slovak), darebáčka (Slovak), pícaro [masculine] (Spanish), bribón [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-rascal-en-noun-QxL7kFo5 Disambiguation of People: 46 47 7 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 46 6 1 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 34 60 5 1 Disambiguation of 'dishonest person; rogue': 78 22 0 Disambiguation of 'dishonest person': 77 23 0
  2. Sometimes diminutive: a cheeky person or creature; a troublemaker. Synonyms (cheeky person): devil Translations (cheeky person): مسخوط (masḵūṭ) [Moroccan-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), ငတေ (nga.te) (Burmese), bordegàs [masculine] (Catalan), bordegassa [feminine] (Catalan), 臭小孩兒 (Chinese Mandarin), 臭小孩儿 (chòu xiǎoháir) (Chinese Mandarin), 小淘氣 (Chinese Mandarin), 小淘气 (xiǎotáoqì) (Chinese Mandarin), 壞蛋 (Chinese Mandarin), 坏蛋 (huàidàn) (Chinese Mandarin), rošťák [masculine] (Czech), uličník [masculine] (Czech), drzoun [masculine] (Czech), parchant [masculine] (Czech), bengel [masculine] (Dutch), rakker [masculine] (Dutch), rekel [masculine] (Dutch), vlegel [masculine] (Dutch), deugniet (Dutch), schoffie [neuter] (Dutch), doerak (Dutch), kanajlo (Esperanto), fripono (Esperanto), bubaĉo (Esperanto), riiviö (Finnish), ilkiö (Finnish), hulivili (Finnish), vintiö (Finnish), ilkimys (Finnish), canaille [feminine] (French), coquin [masculine] (French), crapule [feminine] (French), filou [masculine] (French), fripon [masculine] (French), fripouille [feminine] (French), gredin [masculine] (French), scélérat [masculine] (French), pillabán (Galician), pícaro (Galician), mangoleteiro (Galician), renarte (Galician), guímaro [masculine] (Galician), Bengel [masculine] (German), Strolch [masculine] (German), Schlingel [masculine] (German), Frechdachs [masculine] (German), Lümmel [masculine] (German), Rabauke [masculine] (German), Racker [masculine] (German), Birbant [Alemannic-German, masculine] (German), κατεργάρης (katergáris) [masculine] (Greek), दुष्ट (duṣṭ) [masculine] (Hindi), csirkefogó [diminutive] (Hungarian), csibész [diminutive] (Hungarian), bajingan [pejorative] (Indonesian), vekale (Ingrian), alfraits [feminine] (Irish), bithiúnach [masculine] (Irish), briccone [masculine] (Italian), canaglia [feminine] (Italian), manigoldo [masculine] (Italian), 野郎 (yarō) (alt: やろう) (Japanese), furcifer (Latin), мангуп (mangup) [masculine] (Macedonian), തെമ്മാടി (temmāṭi) (Malayalam), പോക്കിരി (pōkkiri) (Malayalam), nauhea (Maori), nauwhea (Maori), tainanakia (Maori), قالتاق (qâltâq) (Persian), łajdak [masculine] (Polish), łotr [masculine] (Polish), szubrawiec [masculine] (Polish), urwis [masculine] (Polish), łobuz [masculine] (Polish), łobuziak [masculine] (Polish), ancymon [masculine] (Polish), baciar [masculine, regional] (Polish), patife [masculine] (Portuguese), canalha (Portuguese), mișel (Romanian), ticălos (Romanian), него́дник (negódnik) [masculine] (Russian), него́дница (negódnica) [feminine] (Russian), плут (plut) [masculine] (Russian), плуто́вка (plutóvka) [feminine] (Russian), шельме́ц (šelʹméc) [masculine] (Russian), ше́льма (šélʹma) [feminine, masculine] (Russian), slaightear [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), лу́пеж [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), lúpež [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), šibal (Slovak), nezbedník (Slovak), nezbednica (Slovak), canalla (Spanish), lymmel (Swedish), rackare (Swedish), slyngel (Swedish), worakawc [masculine] (Upper Sorbian), calfurtî [masculine] (Walloon), rénnvåt [masculine] (Walloon), cenau [masculine] (Welsh), gwalch [masculine] (Welsh), מזיק (mazek) [masculine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-rascal-en-noun-SjB-Jgin Disambiguation of 'cheeky person': 32 68 0 Disambiguation of 'cheeky person': 32 68 0
  3. (Papua New Guinea) A member of a criminal gang. Tags: Papua-New-Guinea
    Sense id: en-rascal-en-noun-4tFlZ~TW Categories (other): Papua New Guinean English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: imp, mischief-maker, scamp, scoundrel, troublemaker Derived forms: fat rascal, rascal stew

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          "roman": "chòu xiǎoháir",
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "cheeky person",
          "word": "小淘氣"
        },
        {
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "xiǎotáoqì",
          "sense": "cheeky person",
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        {
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "cheeky person",
          "word": "壞蛋"
        },
        {
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "huàidàn",
          "sense": "cheeky person",
          "word": "坏蛋"
        },
        {
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          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "cheeky person",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "rošťák"
        },
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "cheeky person",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "uličník"
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        {
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "cheeky person",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "drzoun"
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          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "cheeky person",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "parchant"
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        {
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          "name": "Papua New Guinean English",
          "parents": [],
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
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      "rhymes": "-ɑːskəl"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æskəl"
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      "word": "imp"
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      "word": "mischief-maker"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "scoundrel"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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}

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        "2": "enm",
        "3": "rascaile",
        "t": "people of the lowest class, rabble of an army"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
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        "3": "rascaille",
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      "name": "cog"
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      "name": "m"
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      "name": "der"
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      "word": "ketku"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "racaille"
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      "sense": "dishonest person",
      "word": "moinante"
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      "sense": "dishonest person",
      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "Gauner"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "Strolch"
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "Schurke"
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      "word": "gazember"
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      "word": "scelerato"
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      "sense": "dishonest person",
      "word": "picaro"
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      "code": "ga",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "alfraits"
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      "code": "la",
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      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "furcifer"
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      "code": "la",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "furcifera"
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      "sense": "dishonest person",
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      "word": "nanakia"
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      "code": "sk",
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      "sense": "dishonest person",
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      "code": "es",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "pícaro"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "dishonest person",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "مسخوط"
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      "word": "ငတေ"
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      "code": "ca",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "bordegàs"
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      "code": "ca",
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      "word": "bordegassa"
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      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "word": "臭小孩兒"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "roman": "chòu xiǎoháir",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
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      "sense": "cheeky person",
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      "roman": "xiǎotáoqì",
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      "word": "壞蛋"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "uličník"
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      "word": "parchant"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "bengel"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "rakker"
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      "word": "vlegel"
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      "sense": "cheeky person",
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      "word": "doerak"
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      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "word": "kanajlo"
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      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "word": "fripono"
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      "code": "eo",
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      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "word": "bubaĉo"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "word": "riiviö"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "word": "ilkiö"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "word": "hulivili"
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      "word": "vintiö"
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      "word": "crapule"
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      "word": "filou"
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      "word": "fripon"
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      "sense": "cheeky person",
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      "code": "fr",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "scélérat"
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "word": "pillabán"
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "word": "pícaro"
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      "code": "gl",
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      "word": "mangoleteiro"
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      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "word": "renarte"
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "guímaro"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Bengel"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "Strolch"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Schlingel"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Frechdachs"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Lümmel"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Rabauke"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Racker"
    },
    {
      "code": "gsw",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "tags": [
        "Alemannic-German",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Birbant"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "katergáris",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "κατεργάρης"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "duṣṭ",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "दुष्ट"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ],
      "word": "csirkefogó"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ],
      "word": "csibész"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "tags": [
        "pejorative"
      ],
      "word": "bajingan"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "word": "vekale"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "alfraits"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bithiúnach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "briccone"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "canaglia"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "manigoldo"
    },
    {
      "alt": "やろう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "yarō",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "word": "野郎"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "word": "furcifer"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "mangup",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "мангуп"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "temmāṭi",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "word": "തെമ്മാടി"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "pōkkiri",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "word": "പോക്കിരി"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "word": "nauhea"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "word": "nauwhea"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "word": "tainanakia"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "qâltâq",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "word": "قالتاق"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "łajdak"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "łotr"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "szubrawiec"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "urwis"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "łobuz"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "łobuziak"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ancymon"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "regional"
      ],
      "word": "baciar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "patife"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "word": "canalha"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "word": "mișel"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "word": "ticălos"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "negódnik",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "него́дник"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "negódnica",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "него́дница"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "plut",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "плут"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "plutóvka",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "плуто́вка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "šelʹméc",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "шельме́ц"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "šélʹma",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ше́льма"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "slaightear"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "лу́пеж"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lúpež"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "word": "šibal"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "word": "nezbedník"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "word": "nezbednica"
    },
    {
      "code": "hsb",
      "lang": "Upper Sorbian",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "worakawc"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "word": "canalla"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "word": "lymmel"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "word": "rackare"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "word": "slyngel"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "calfurtî"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rénnvåt"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cenau"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gwalch"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "mazek",
      "sense": "cheeky person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "מזיק"
    }
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  "word": "rascal"
}

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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "part of the common rabble",
      "word": "gemeen"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "part of the common rabble",
      "word": "ordinair"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "part of the common rabble",
      "word": "vulgair"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "part of the common rabble",
      "word": "ordinaire"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "part of the common rabble",
      "tags": [
        "collective",
        "feminine"
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      "word": "hołota"
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}

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