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as in villain
a mean, evil, or unprincipled person
the city's run-down waterfront was occupied mostly by disreputable places frequented by drunkards and rapscallions
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as in monkey
an appealingly mischievous person
that little rapscallion kept hiding my shoes and making me go look for them
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Recent Examples of rapscallion
Imagine how Lowell’s most fun, most ferocious rock ‘n’ roll rapscallions will do Sabbath during their tribute set May 2 at the Smokehouse Tavern.
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Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
26 Apr. 2026
Twin brothers, these rapscallions can be told apart by Boris’s kinked tail and the colors of their collars.
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Literary Hub,
10 Apr. 2026
Wade now will join the renegade row of coaches at LSU, which also employs football rapscallion Lane Kiffin and women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey.
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Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Mar. 2026
Snoop Dogg, the rap rapscallion who puts the OG in Olympic Games, plopped down on a couch in the NBC green room and muted the TV.
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Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
Gods of Egypt is actually told from the point of view of a young rapscallion named Bek, played by Brenton Thwaites.
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Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
12 Aug. 2025
Actual: When two rapscallion owners work together to stack a team with their best players, usually when one of the rat-bastards has been eliminated from the playoffs.
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Bill Reinhard,
New York Daily News,
3 Aug. 2025
Korda has declared that, because his nine sons are, frankly, nincompoops and rapscallions, Liesl will be the sole heir to his fortune.
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David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
24 May 2025
At the train station where Delta Slim performs, the rapscallion Stack reunites, uneasily, with old flame Mary (Hailee Steinfeld), who has been waiting a little too long for the charming dog who ditched her.
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Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2025
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
26 Apr. 2026
Twin brothers, these rapscallions can be told apart by Boris’s kinked tail and the colors of their collars.
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Literary Hub,
10 Apr. 2026
Wade now will join the renegade row of coaches at LSU, which also employs football rapscallion Lane Kiffin and women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey.
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Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Mar. 2026
Snoop Dogg, the rap rapscallion who puts the OG in Olympic Games, plopped down on a couch in the NBC green room and muted the TV.
—
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
Gods of Egypt is actually told from the point of view of a young rapscallion named Bek, played by Brenton Thwaites.
—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
12 Aug. 2025
Actual: When two rapscallion owners work together to stack a team with their best players, usually when one of the rat-bastards has been eliminated from the playoffs.
—
Bill Reinhard,
New York Daily News,
3 Aug. 2025
Korda has declared that, because his nine sons are, frankly, nincompoops and rapscallions, Liesl will be the sole heir to his fortune.
—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
24 May 2025
At the train station where Delta Slim performs, the rapscallion Stack reunites, uneasily, with old flame Mary (Hailee Steinfeld), who has been waiting a little too long for the charming dog who ditched her.
—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rapscallion
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The immigrant-threat frame offers a quicker villain and a simpler solution to persistent social problems such as violent crime.
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The new production will follow Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello and Michelangelo from their comic book origins to becoming global pop culture icons, battling familiar villains along the way.
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And while the kids enjoy monkey spotting and fun activities, adults can indulge in fine dining, a spa treatment, and cultural experiences, all supported by personal ambassadors for a seamless stay.
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The location provides easy access to some of the most biodiverse locations in Costa Rica around the Osa Peninsula for those who want to get up close and personal with birds, monkeys, or sloths.
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Shinnecock was still a brute of a test, but the red numbers on the white scoreboard were an unfamiliar site for this course.
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These brutes commonly exceed 50 pounds.
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But there are lots of potential devils in the details (otherwise there’d be little need for experimental reactors).
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The two vivid soloists were tenor Anthony León as the cocky troubadour and baritone Eleomar Cuello as the cocky devil.
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Then, one weekend about three years ago, Meledandri called with an idea — a Minion who sets out to make a monster movie.
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The women’s Cloudmonster Shoe fittingly packs a monster-sized amount of cushioning.
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Not even the curmudgeonly Melvin can bring himself to harm the little rascal.
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My mother was a total gem but also a bit of a rascal.
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This makes your accounts much harder to break into, even if a criminal gets control of your phone number.
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And historically, denaturalization has been reserved for the most egregious offenders, such as human rights abusers and violent criminals.
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The offender is described as an African-American man between 40-45 years of age, weighing 180-200 pounds, and was last seen wearing a gray/black baseball cap, a light blue shirt, gray pants, and black gym shoes.
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To better understand what drives a young person to commit these crimes, CNN spent months searching for prior offenders willing to speak about their experience.
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“Rapscallion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rapscallion. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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