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noun
1.
a base, dishonest, or unscrupulous person.
2.
a mischievous person or animal: That child is a real rascal.
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Word Origin & History
rascal
early 14c., rascaile "people of the lowest class, rabble of an army," from O.Fr. rascaille "outcast, rabble" (12c.), perhaps from rasque "mud, filth, scab, dregs," from V.L. *rasicare "to scrape" (see rash (n.)). The singular form is first attested mid-15c.; extended sense
EXPAND of "low, dishonest person" is from 1580s.
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