rascal
noun/ˈræskəl/
Frequency rank: #12,180 most common English word
Meaning
A person, especially a child, who behaves badly or mischievously in a playful way.
Example sentence
The little boy grinned mischievously after pulling the prank, and his grandfather called him quite the rascal.
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