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The meaning of RAPSCALLION is a person who causes trouble : rascal, ne'er-do-well. How to use rapscallion in a sentence. Did you know?
Synonyms for RAPSCALLION: villain, brute, monster, savage, criminal, offender, scoundrel, devil; Antonyms of RAPSCALLION: innocent, hero, angel, saint, creep, heel, skunk, clown.
a person, especially a child or a man, who is dishonest or causes trouble, but who you often still like: She got a rare interview with the lovable, rock-and-roll rapscallion. He portrays the character as an endearing rapscallion. Fewer examples. They first meet through her rapscallion brother, Max.
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the word rapscallion. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Rapscallion definition: a rascal; rogue; scamp.. See examples of RAPSCALLION used in a sentence.
A rapscallion is a mischievous jokester. Instead of getting angry when he realizes his shoelaces have been tied together, your grandfather might say, "Which of you rapscallions is responsible for this?"
rapscallion. A disreputable person; rascal or rogue.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
a mischievous and often morally corrupt person. Examples: The captain of Company L refused to recognize us; said we were deserters, and traitors, and scalawags; and when he drew rations for Company L from the commissary, he wouldn't give us any." - Jack London, The Road, 1907.
rapscallion (comparative more rapscallion, superlative most rapscallion) Disreputable, roguish. [H]e is dressed in such a manner that the people would think you were talking to a house-breaker. "I baint a-going to give my master's property to a lot of thieves and robbers like you."
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