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1
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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2
an appealingly mischievous person
- that little rapscallion kept hiding my shoes and making me go look for them
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“Rapscallion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rapscallion. Accessed 15 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of rapscallion was in 1648
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