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rascal
CEFRB2
/ˈɹɑːskl̩/
noun · adjective
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A person or child who behaves badly but is often amusing.
- 02
noun
Extra detailA cheeky person or creature; a troublemaker.
Examples
What rascal dared to break the door to the royal room?
You're a right little rascal!
At a glance
Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 2
- Synonyms
- 5
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsA member of a criminal gang.
A dishonest person; a rogue, a scoundrel, a trickster.
adjective
Extra meaningLow; lowly, part of or belonging to the common rabble.
More examples
In contextIf you have deer in the area, you may have to put a fence around your garden to keep the rascals out.
I got you, rascal!
That little rascal bit me!
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Origin
noun
Recorded since c.1330, as Middle English rascaile (“people of the lowest class, rabble of an army”), derived from 12th century Old French rascaille (“outcast, rabble”) (modern French racaille), perhaps from rasque (“mud, filth, scab, dregs”), from Vulgar Latin *rasicō (“to scrape”). The singular form is first attested in 1461; the present extended sense of "low, dishonest person" is from early 1586.