Etymology: (1300–50; ME rascaile, raskaille < OF rascaille rabble; perh. akin to rash2)
Definition of 'rascal'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)rogue, knave, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag, varlet a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
2. (noun)imp, scamp, monkey, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag one who is playfully mischievous
Definition of 'rascal'
Webster Dictionary
1. (adj)rascal of or pertaining to the commonherd or common people; low; mean; base
2. rascal one of the rabble; a low, commonsort of person or creature; collectively, the rabble; the common herd; also, a lean, ill-conditioned beast, esp. a deer
3. rascal a mean, trickish fellow; a base, dishonest person; a rogue; a scoundrel; a trickster
Definitions of rascal 
Afrikaans: rakker
Arabic: نَذْل
Bulgarian: пакостник
Brazilian: malandro
Czech: uličník
German: der Schurke
Danish: slyngel
Greek: κατεργάρης
Spanish: pillín, bribón
Estonian: võrukael, suli
Farsi: حقه باز
Finnish: vintiö
French: coquin/-ine
Hebrew: שוֹבָב
Hindi: बदमाश, दुर्जन, धुर्त
Croatian: lupež, nitkov
Hungarian: csirkefogó, csibész
Indonesian: berandal
Icelandic: prakkari
Italian: birba
Japanese: いたずらっ子
Korean: 장난꾸러기
Lithuanian: išdykėlis, sukčius
Latvian: palaidnis; blēdis
Malay: budak nakal
Dutch: schelm
Norwegian: slyngel, røver, snik
Polish: łobuz
Persian: حقه باز
Pashto: رذيل، لوچك، ټيټ، خراب، بد
Portuguese: malandro
Romanian: ştrengar, puşlama
Russian: мошенник; негодник
Slovak: uličník
Slovenian: porednež
Serbian: hulja
Swedish: lymmel, slyngel
Thai: คนพาล
Turkish: yaramaz kişi, kerata, ser
Taiwanese: 無賴，淘氣鬼
Ukrainian: шалапут, шельма
Urdu: بدمعاش
Vietnamese: kẻ tinh quái
Chinese: 恶棍，淘气鬼
