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noun
A disreputable fellow, a good-for-nothing, a scapegrace, a blackguard
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, dated, derogatory
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A badly behaved person, especially a child; a mischief-maker; a rascal
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, informal
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
one who is playfully mischievous
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: imp, scamp, monkey, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestling
Narrower terms: terror, brat, little terror, holy terror
noun
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: rogue, knave, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, varlet
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: villain, scoundrel
noun
a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: scalawag
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bad person
History
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