Definitions for RASCAL
ˈræs kəlras·cal

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rogue, knave, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag, varletnoun

   a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel

2. imp, scamp, monkey, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywagnoun

   one who is playfully mischievous

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. rascalnoun

   Someone who is naughty; either playfully mischievous or a troublemaker, a dishonest person, a scoundrel.

   If you have deer in the area, you may have to put a fence around your garden to keep the rascals out.

2. rascalnoun

   A member of a criminal gang in Papua New Guinea.

3. rascaladjective

   low(ly), part of or belonging to the common rabble

4. Etymology: Recorded since c.1330, as rascaile, derived from 12th century rascaille (modern French racaille), perhaps from rasque, from *. The singular form is first attested in 1461; the present extended sense of "low, dishonest person" is from early 1586.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. RASCALnoun

   A mean fellow; a scoundrel; a sorry wretch.

   Etymology: rascal , Saxon, a lean beast.

   For the rascal commons, lest he cared. Edmund Spenser.

   And when him list the rascal routs appal,
   Men into stones therewith he could transmew. Fa. Queen.

   When Marcus Brutus grows so covetous
   To lock such rascal counters from his friends:
   Be ready, gods, with all your thunder-bolts,
   Dash him to pieces. William Shakespeare, Julius Cæsar.

   The rascal people, thirsting after prey,
   Join with the traitor. William Shakespeare, Henry VI. p. ii.

   But for our gentlemen,
   The mouse ne’er shun’d the cat, as they did budge
   From rascals worse than they. William Shakespeare.

   I am accurst to rob in that thief’s company; the rascal hath remov’d my horse. William Shakespeare, Henry IV. p. i.

   Scoundrels are insolent to their superiors; but it does not become a man of honour to contest with mean rascals. Roger L'Estrange.

   Did I not see you, rascal, did I not!
   When you lay snug to snap young Damon’s goat? Dryden.

   I have sense, to serve my turn, in store,
   And he’s a rascal who pretends to more. John Dryden, Persius.

   The poor girl provoked told him he lyed like a rascal. Jonathan Swift.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rascal

   A rascal is a person, typically a mischievous or dishonest one, who behaves badly or misbehaves playfully and with an apparent disregard for rules or established norms. This term is often used in a somewhat affectionate or humorous way.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Rascal

   one of the rabble; a low, common sort of person or creature; collectively, the rabble; the common herd; also, a lean, ill-conditioned beast, esp. a deer

2. Rascal

   a mean, trickish fellow; a base, dishonest person; a rogue; a scoundrel; a trickster

3. Rascaladjective

   of or pertaining to the common herd or common people; low; mean; base

4. Etymology: [OE. rascaille rabble, probably from an OF. racaille, F. racaille the rabble, rubbish, probably akin to F. racler to scrape, (assumed) LL. rasiculare, rasicare, fr. L. radere, rasum. See Rase, v.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rascal

   Rascal: A Memoir of a Better Era, often referred to as Rascal, is a 1963 children's book by Sterling North about his childhood in Wisconsin.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rascal

   ras′kal, n. a dishonest fellow: a knave, rogue, scamp.—adj. worthless: mean.—ns. Ras′caldom, the class of rascals; Ras′calism, Rascal′ity, mean trickery or dishonesty: fraud: villainy: the rabble.—adj. Ras′calliest (Shak., superl. of Rascally).—n. Rascall′ion, a rascal: one of the lowest people: a low, mean wretch.—adjs. Ras′cally, Ras′cal-like, mean: vile: base. [Fr. racaille, scum of the people, through Low L. forms from L. radĕre, rasum, to scrape.]

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rascal

   From the French racaille, “the scum of the people.”

Anagrams for RASCAL »

1. sacral

2. scalar

3. lascar

How to pronounce RASCAL?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Oliver

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   Fred

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of RASCAL in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of RASCAL in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of RASCAL in a Sentence

1. Sallust:

   Those most moved to tears by every word of a preacher are generally weak and a rascal when the feelings evaporate.

2. Author Unknown:

   If a man defrauds you one time, he is a rascal; if he does it twice, you are a fool.

3. Tommy Boy:

   Tommy Richard, who's your favorite little rascal Alfalfa or is it Spanky

4. Josh Billings:

   When a man makes up his mind to become a rascal, he should examine himself closely and see if he isn't better constructed for a fool.

5. Thomas Carlyle:

   Make yourself an honest man, and then you may be sure that there is one rascal less in the world.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=RASCAL
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Rascal
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=RASCAL
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/RASCAL
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=RASCAL
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=RASCAL
8. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=RASCAL