noun
rapscallion
Rapscallion (noun) means a mischievous, roguish or dishonestly behaved person.
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A mischievous, roguish or dishonestly behaved person.
"She was the sister who had remained within the pale; I, the rapscallion of a brother whose vagaries were trying to his relations."
— Joseph Conrad, Ford M. Hueffer i.e (1901)
"But I’m the kind of rapscallion who often prefers the very good to the GREAT."
— Scott Heller, Stephen Fry Knows He’s Become a Middle-Aged Cliché (2025)
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Etymology
From an alteration of rascallion, a fanciful elaboration of rascal (“someone who is naughty”).
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Rhymes for rapscallion
region
ablation
allusion
emulsion
ideation
novation
diffusion
elocution
extension
oxidation
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Frequently asked questions
What is the meaning of rapscallion?
"rapscallion" (noun) means a mischievous, roguish or dishonestly behaved person.
What is another word for rapscallion?
Other words for "rapscallion" include rogue, scamp, knave, scalawag, imp, varlet.
