rapscallion

rap·scal·lion

noun \rap-ˈskal-yən\

Definition of RAPSCALLION

: rascal, ne'er-do-well

Examples of RAPSCALLION

1. <the city's run-down waterfront was occupied mostly by disreputable places frequented by drunkards and rapscallions>
2. <that little rapscallion kept hiding my shoes and making me go look for them>

Origin of RAPSCALLION

alteration of earlier rascallion, irregular from rascal

First Known Use: 1699

Related to RAPSCALLION

Synonyms

baddie (or baddy), beast, brute, caitiff, devil, evildoer, fiend, heavy, hound, knave, meanie (also meany), miscreant, monster, nazi, no-good, villain, rascal, reprobate, rogue, savage, scalawag (or scallywag), scamp, scapegrace, scoundrel, varlet, wretch

Related Words

villainess; blackguard; criminal, crook, culprit, felon, lawbreaker, malefactor, offender, perp, perpetrator, transgressor; sinner, trespasser, wrongdoer; cad, heel, serpent, snake, viper; bandit, bravo, desperado, outlaw; con, convict, jailbird; assassin, cutthroat, gangster, goon, gunman, hoodlum, hooligan, racketeer, ruffian, thug; rough, rowdy, tough; loser, lowlife, ne'er-do-well, stinker, trash

Near Antonyms

angel, innocent, saint; hero

Rhymes with RAPSCALLION

battalion, Italian, medallion