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wagpastie

wagpastie noun: a rogue; a rascal; a scoundrel.

Noun

wagpastie (plural wagpasties)

  1. (obsolete, rare) A rogue; a rascal; a scoundrel.
    • Mathew Merygreeke: I will call hir: Maide with whome are ye so hastie?
      Tibet Talkapace: Not with you sir, but with a little wag-pastie,
      A deceiuer of folkes, by subtill craft and guile.
      Mathew Merygreeke: I knowe where she is: Dobinet hath wrought some wile.c. 1552, Nicholas Udall, Ralph Roister Doister, act 3, scene 2
    • Truly this wagpastie is eyther drunck or mad.c. 1562, Nicholas Udall, Jacke Jugeler, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, published 1914, page 70
    Synonyms:
    troublemaker

Synonyms of wagpastie

Forms of wagpastie

pluralwagpasties
alternative formwag-pastie
alternative formwagpasty
alternative formwag-pasty

Origin of wagpastie

From wag + pastie.

Questions about wagpastie

What does wagpastie mean?
Wagpastie means a rogue; a rascal; a scoundrel.
What part of speech is wagpastie?
Wagpastie is a noun.
What is the plural of wagpastie?
The plural of wagpastie is wagpasties.

Words near wagpastie in the dictionary

  1. wagonworks
  2. wagonwright
  3. wagonwrights
  4. wagonyard
  5. wagonyards
  6. wagpastie
  7. wagpasties
  8. wagpasty
  9. WAGR complex
  10. WAGR syndrome
  11. Wagria

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