rascal
noun/ˈrɑːskl/
/ˈræskl/
- (humorous) a person, especially a child or man, who shows a lack of respect for other people and enjoys playing tricks on them
- Come here, you little rascal!
- I hear the old rascal’s been causing trouble again.
- What have the little rascals been up to now?
- (old-fashioned) a dishonest man
Word OriginMiddle English (in the senses ‘a mob’ and ‘member of the rabble’): from Old French rascaille ‘rabble’, of uncertain origin.
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