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scape·grace

   [skeyp-greys]
noun
a complete rogue or rascal; a habitually unscrupulous person; scamp.
Origin:
1800–10; scape2 + grace
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scapegrace (ˈskeɪpˌɡreɪs)
 
—n
an idle mischievous person
 
[C19: from scape² + grace, alluding to a person who lacks God's grace]

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scapegrace
1809, from scape (v.) + grace; as if "one who escapes the grace of God." Possibly influenced by scapegoat (q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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