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November 3, 2022

Word of the Day: Rapscallion

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Word of the Day : November 3, 2022

rapscallion \rap-SKAL-yun\ noun

What It Means

The word rapscallion refers to someone who causes trouble, often in a mischievous way. It is a synonym of rascal and ne’er-do-well.

// With his shaggy, perpetually unkempt hair and his charmingly crooked smile, the actor seems to have been born to play scamps and rapscallions.

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Aired November 3, 2022

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