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scape⋅grace

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–noun
a complete rogue or rascal; a habitually unscrupulous person; scamp.
Origin:
1800–10; scape 2 + grace
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scape·grace   (skāp'grās')   
n.  A scoundrel; a rascal.

[scape2 + grace.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

scapegrace 
1809, from scape (v.) + grace; as if "one who escapes the grace of God." Possibly influenced by scapegoat (q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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