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UK
/ɹˈɑːskəl/
]
[ US /ˈɹæskəɫ/ ]
[ US /ˈɹæskəɫ/ ]
NOUN
- one who is playfully mischievous
- a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
How To Use rascal In A Sentence
- This loveable rascal is probably best known for the Jamaican ska beat that is the signature of much of his song-writing.
- The rascally youths had played a prank on Penguin.
- _Educated rascality is infinitely more of a menace to society than ignorant rascality_. Pushing to the Front
- Any one can stand his own misfortunes; but when I read in the papers all about the rascalities and outrages going on I realize what a creature the human animal is. Mark Twain: A Biography
- He could not however bridle his tongue -- he pronounced the word rascal with great emphasis; said he deserved to be hanged more than a highwayman, and wished he had the scourging him. Joseph Andrews, Volume 2
- They are indescribably charming, John with his round, open face and close-shaven hair and Leo with his rascal grin and an explosion of curls pulled into a ponytail. Washington teens John and Leo Manzari have all the right dance moves
- I have been careless and not paid attention, talking too much and letting you get the advantage, you young rascal.
- Maliseet, which open with the obtaining of a gold-dropping horse from an old man because of kindness, the loss of it at an inn at the bands of a rascally landlord, and the recovery of the animal through the generous use of a magic cudgel. Filipino Popular Tales
- It breeds more trouble, more neglect, more idleness, more rascality, more stealing, & more lieing up in the quarters & more everything that is wrong on a plantation than all else put together . . . A Renegade History of the United States
- Loca" is hip-hop merengue performed in two languages, with assistance from Dominican rapper El Cata and English rapper Dizzee Rascal, with little appreciable difference between the versions; "Lo Que Más" is one of a handful of doleful ballads; the Pitbull-assisted "Rabiosa" is giddy, rapid-fire Latin pop. Album review: Shakira, "Sale el Sol"