rapscallion
1Rapscallion — Rap*scal lion (r[a^]p*sk[a^]l y[u^]n), n. [See {Rascallion}.] A rascal; a good for nothing fellow. [Colloq.] Howitt. [1913 Webster] …
2rapscallion — index degenerate, malefactor Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3rapscallion — (n.) 1690s, alteration of rascallion (1640s), a fanciful elaboration of RASCAL (Cf. rascal) (q.v.). It is the parallel term of now extinct rampallion (1590s), from Middle English ramp (n.) ill behaved woman (mid 15c.), which is probably connected …
4rapscallion — *villain, scoundrel, blackguard, knave, rascal, rogue, scamp, miscreant Analogous words: *vagabond, vagrant, tramp, hobo, bum …
5rapscallion — ► NOUN archaic or humorous ▪ a mischievous person. ORIGIN alteration of earlier rascallion, perhaps from RASCAL(Cf. ↑rascally) …
6rapscallion — [rap skal′yən] n. [< earlier rascallion, extension of RASCAL] a rascal; rogue …
7Rapscallion — A rapscallion is one who is playfully mischievous or a scoundrel. Rapscallion comes from the now obsolete word rascallion meaning rascal. It is possible that the contemporary pejorative word for a vandal or youth who perpetrates antisocial… …
8rapscallion — noun /ɹæpˈskæljən/ a) A rascal, scamp, rogue, or scoundrel. She was the sister who had remained within the pale; I, the rapscallion of a brother whose vagaries were trying to his relations. b) Roguish, disreputable …
9rapscallion — noun Etymology: alteration of earlier rascallion, irregular from rascal Date: 1699 rascal, ne er do well …
10rapscallion — /rap skal yeuhn/, n. a rascal; rogue; scamp. [1690 1700; earlier rascallion, based on RASCAL] * * * …
