rascal

ras·cal  (rskl)

n.

1. One that is playfully mischievous.

2. An unscrupulous, dishonest person; a scoundrel.

adj. Archaic

Made up of, belonging to, or relating to the common people: "Nor shall the Rascal Rabble here have Peace" (John Dryden).

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[Middle English rascaile, rabble, commoners, from Old French rascaille, probably from rasque, mud, from Vulgar Latin *rsicre, to scrape; see rash².]

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rascal·ly adj.

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rascal

Noun

1. a scoundrel or rogue

2. a mischievous child [Old French rascaille rabble]

rascally adj

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Rascal the rabble collectively; a mob, as of camp followers; ill-conditioned beasts, as deer. See also rascality.

Examples: rascal of boys, 1470; of the city, 1494; of the people, 1561.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rascal - a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel knave, rapscallion, rogue, varlet, scalawag, scallywag scoundrel, villain - a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
	2.	rascal - one who is playfully mischievous     scamp, imp, monkey, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag child, kid, minor, nipper, tiddler, youngster, tike, shaver, small fry, nestling, fry, tyke - a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster" brat, holy terror, little terror, terror - a very troublesome child

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rascal

noun rogue, devil, villain, scoundrel, disgrace, rake, pickle Brit. (informal) imp, scally Northwest English (dialect) wretch, knave (archaic) ne'er-do-well, reprobate, scallywag (informal) good-for-nothing, miscreant, scamp, wastrel, bad egg (old-fashioned), (informal) blackguard, varmint (informal) rapscallion, caitiff (archaic) wrong 'un Austral. (slang) nointer Austral. (slang)

Translations

rascal [ˈrɑːskl] n → pillo/a, pícaro/a

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rascal [ˈrɑːskl] n → vaurien m

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rascal [ˈrɑːskl] n (child) → Frechdachs m;

(rogue) → Schurke m

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rascal [ˈrɑːskl] n → mascalzone m

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rascal

n rascal [ˈraːskəl]

a cheeky or naughty person, especially a child a cheeky little rascal. rakker نَذْل пакостник uličník slyngel der Schurke κατεργάρης pillín, bribón võrukael, suli حقه باز vintiö coquin/-ine שוֹבָב बदमाश, दुर्जन, धुर्त lupež, nitkov csirkefogó, csibész berandal prakkari birba いたずらっ子 악당, 말 안 듣는 말썽꾸러기 išdykėlis, sukčius palaidnis; blēdis budak nakal schelm slyngel, røver, snik łobuz malandro ştrengar, puşlama мошенник; негодник uličník porednež hulja lymmel, slyngel คนพาล yaramaz kişi, kerata, serseri 惡棍，淘氣鬼 шалапут, шельма بدمعاش kẻ tinh quái 恶棍，淘气鬼

adj rascally

rakkeragtig بِنَذالَه мошеннически ničemný slyngelagtig schurkisch κατεργάρικα pícaro vallatu بی شرفانه؛ نابکارانه ilkikurinen de coquin/-ine בְּשוֹבָבוּת बदमाशी से lupeški csibész nakal af prakkaraskap birbone 下劣な apgavikiškas, išdykėliškas palaidnīgs; blēdīgs nakal schurkachtig, gemeen slyngelaktig, lumpen szelmowski malandro ştrengăreşte мошеннический ničomný poredno podlo lymmel-, slyngelaktig พาล alçakça, düzenbazlıkla 無賴的 підлий, нечесний بد معاشی سے tinh quái 无赖的