rascal

noun/ˈræskəl/

Frequency rank: #12,180 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

A person, especially a child, who behaves badly or mischievously in a playful way.

Illustration for the English word “rascal”

Example sentence

The little boy grinned mischievously after pulling the prank, and his grandfather called him quite the rascal.

Synonyms & related words

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