Rapscallion

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɹæpˈskæljÉ™n/

Origin

From an alteration of rascallion, a fanciful elaboration of rascal (someone who is naughty).

Full definition of rapscallion

Noun

1. A rascal, scamp, rogue, or scoundrel.
• 1901, Joseph Conrad and , The Inheritors, ch. 3:She was the sister who had remained within the pale; I, the rapscallion of a brother whose vagaries were trying to his relations.
2. (attributive) Roguish, disreputable.
• 1869, Anthony Trollope. He Knew He Was Right, ch. 12:He is dressed in such a rapscallion manner that the people would think you were talking to a house-breaker.
• 1895, Charlotte M. Yonge, The Carbonels, ch. 23:"I baint a-going to give my master's property to a lot of rapscallion thieves and robbers like you."