Entry Word: rapscallion

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a mean, evil, or unprincipled person <the cityʼs run-down waterfront was occupied mostly by disreputable places frequented by drunkards and rapscallions> — see villain
2 an appealingly mischievous person <that little rapscallion kept hiding my shoes and making me go look for them> — see scamp 1