What does Rascal mean?
Definitions for Rascal
ˈræs kəlras·cal
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Rascal.
Princeton's WordNet
rogue, knave, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag, varletnoun
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
imp, scamp, monkey, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywagnoun
one who is playfully mischievous
Wiktionary
rascalnoun
Someone who is naughty; either playfully mischievous or a troublemaker, a dishonest person, a scoundrel.
If you have deer in the area, you may have to put a fence around your garden to keep the rascals out.
rascalnoun
A member of a criminal gang in Papua New Guinea.
rascaladjective
low(ly), part of or belonging to the common rabble
Etymology: Recorded since c.1330, as rascaile, derived from 12th century rascaille (modern French racaille), perhaps from rasque, from *. The singular form is first attested in 1461; the present extended sense of "low, dishonest person" is from early 1586.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
RASCALnoun
A mean fellow; a scoundrel; a sorry wretch.
Etymology: rascal , Saxon, a lean beast.
For the rascal commons, lest he cared. Edmund Spenser.
And when him list the rascal routs appal,
Men into stones therewith he could transmew. Fa. Queen.When Marcus Brutus grows so covetous
To lock such rascal counters from his friends:
Be ready, gods, with all your thunder-bolts,
Dash him to pieces. William Shakespeare, Julius Cæsar.The rascal people, thirsting after prey,
Join with the traitor. William Shakespeare, Henry VI. p. ii.But for our gentlemen,
The mouse ne’er shun’d the cat, as they did budge
From rascals worse than they. William Shakespeare.I am accurst to rob in that thief’s company; the rascal hath remov’d my horse. William Shakespeare, Henry IV. p. i.
Scoundrels are insolent to their superiors; but it does not become a man of honour to contest with mean rascals. Roger L'Estrange.
Did I not see you, rascal, did I not!
When you lay snug to snap young Damon’s goat? Dryden.I have sense, to serve my turn, in store,
And he’s a rascal who pretends to more. John Dryden, Persius.The poor girl provoked told him he lyed like a rascal. Jonathan Swift.
ChatGPT
rascal
A rascal is a person, typically a mischievous or dishonest one, who behaves badly or misbehaves playfully and with an apparent disregard for rules or established norms. This term is often used in a somewhat affectionate or humorous way.
Webster Dictionary
Rascal
one of the rabble; a low, common sort of person or creature; collectively, the rabble; the common herd; also, a lean, ill-conditioned beast, esp. a deer
Rascal
a mean, trickish fellow; a base, dishonest person; a rogue; a scoundrel; a trickster
Rascaladjective
of or pertaining to the common herd or common people; low; mean; base
Etymology: [OE. rascaille rabble, probably from an OF. racaille, F. racaille the rabble, rubbish, probably akin to F. racler to scrape, (assumed) LL. rasiculare, rasicare, fr. L. radere, rasum. See Rase, v.]
Wikidata
Rascal
Rascal: A Memoir of a Better Era, often referred to as Rascal, is a 1963 children's book by Sterling North about his childhood in Wisconsin.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Rascal
ras′kal, n. a dishonest fellow: a knave, rogue, scamp.—adj. worthless: mean.—ns. Ras′caldom, the class of rascals; Ras′calism, Rascal′ity, mean trickery or dishonesty: fraud: villainy: the rabble.—adj. Ras′calliest (Shak., superl. of Rascally).—n. Rascall′ion, a rascal: one of the lowest people: a low, mean wretch.—adjs. Ras′cally, Ras′cal-like, mean: vile: base. [Fr. racaille, scum of the people, through Low L. forms from L. radĕre, rasum, to scrape.]
Etymology and Origins
Rascal
From the French racaille, “the scum of the people.”
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Anagrams for Rascal »
sacral
scalar
lascar
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Rascal in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Rascal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of Rascal in a Sentence
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I've just signed with Next Modeling agency for commercials and appearances. That is funny. I've never felt pretty enough to be a model, i think I've provoked feelings with how I look. But not as a beauty but as a mischievous little rascal!
When a man makes up his mind to become a rascal, he should examine himself closely and see if he isn't better constructed for a fool.
The mind is a rascal monkey, Always jumping from thought to thought. It makes us fear the future, And drags us to a past that we forgot.
If a man defrauds you one time, he is a rascal; if he does it twice, you are a fool.
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- الوغدArabic
- drzoun, rošťák, uličníkCzech
- slyngelDanish
- Schlingel, Strolch, Frechdachs, BengelGerman
- bribón, canallaSpanish
- lurjus, riiviö, vintiö, hulivili, ilkiöFinnish
- canaille, fripouille, ordinaire, crapule, coquinFrench
- slaightearScottish Gaelic
- दुष्टHindi
- huncut, gazemberHungarian
- bajinganIndonesian
- canaglia, manigoldo, briccone, mascalzoneItalian
- שׁוֹבָבHebrew
- 野郎Japanese
- furcifer, nequamLatin
- nauhea, nauwheaMāori
- ordinair, rekel, vlegel, vulgair, deugniet, gemeen, bengel, rakkerDutch
- rakkerNorwegian
- łotr, hołota, urwis, łajdak, szubrawiec, szelma, łobuziak, łobuzPolish
- canalha, patifePortuguese
- ticălos, mișelRomanian
- негодник, мошенник, шельмец, плутовка, плут, негодница, шельмаRussian
- lupežSerbo-Croatian
- slyngel, rackare, lymmel, skojareSwedish
- படுபாவிTamil
- çapkınTurkish
- יונגאַטשYiddish
- 无赖Chinese
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