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rascal

noun

1 what's the little rascal been up to now?:

scallywag, scamp, devil, imp, monkey, mischievous person, mischief-maker, wretch;

informal horror, monster;

British, informal perisher;

Irish, informal spalpeen;

Northern English, informal tyke, scally;

North American, informal varmint, hellion;

dated rip;

archaic rapscallion, scapegrace.

2 a double-dealing rascal:

scoundrel, rogue, ne'er-do-well, good-for-nothing, reprobate;

informal villain, rat;

British, informal scrote;

British, informal , dated rotter, bounder;

dated cad;

archaic miscreant, blackguard, knave, vagabond, varlet, wastrel.

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