scapegrace
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scape·grace

noun \ˈskāp-ˌgrās\

Definition of SCAPEGRACE

: an incorrigible rascal

Examples of SCAPEGRACE

  1. <a whoring, drunken scapegrace who was blackening the family's name>

Origin of SCAPEGRACE

1scape
First Known Use: 1763

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