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rascals

rascals is the plural of rascal.

Meaning of rascal

Noun

rascal (plural rascals)

  1. A dishonest person; a rogue, a scoundrel, a trickster.
    • Tuc[ca]. […] Can thy Author doe it impudently enough? / Hiſt[rio]. O, I warrant you, Captaine: and ſpitefully inough too; he ha's one of the moſt ouerflowing villanous wits, in Rome. He will ſlander any man that breathes; If he diſguſt him. / Tucca. I'le know the poor, egregious, nitty Raſcall; and...1601, Ben Jonson, Poetaster or The Arraignment: […], London: […] [R. Bradock] for M[atthew] L[ownes] […], published 1602, →OCLC, Act III
    Synonyms:
    villain
  2. (often diminutively) A cheeky person or creature; a troublemaker.
    • That little rascal bit me!
    Synonyms:
    devil
  3. (Papua-New-Guinea) A member of a criminal gang.

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Phrases with rascals

Questions about rascals

What is rascals the plural of?
Rascals is the plural of rascal.

Words near rascals in the dictionary

  1. rascallions
  2. rascalls
  3. rascally
  4. rascalries
  5. rascalry
  6. rascals
  7. rascalship
  8. rascasse
  9. rascasses
  10. rasceta
  11. rascetta

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