• (RP) IPA: /ˈɹɑːskl̩/
• (GA) IPA: /ˈɹæskl̩/

rascal (plural rascals)

1. A dishonest person; a rogue, a scoundrel, a trickster.
   • 1601, Ben Jonson, Poetaster or The Arraignment: […], London: Printed [by R. Bradock] for M[atthew] L[ownes] […], published 1602, OCLC 316392309 ↗, Act III, scene iv ↗:

     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 he haue ſuch commendable Qualities, I'le cheriſh him: {{...}

2. Sometimes glossary diminutive: a cheeky person or creature; a troublemaker.

   That little rascal bit me!

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

3. (Papua New Guinea) A member of a criminal#Adjective|criminal gang#Noun|gang.

• (dishonest person; rogue) see Thesaurus:villain
• (cheeky person) devil, imp, mischief-maker, scamp, scoundrel; see also Thesaurus:troublemaker

• French: racaille
• Portuguese: pilantra
• Spanish: pícaro, bribón

• French: canaille, crapule, coquin, filou, fripon, fripouille, gredin, scélérat
• German: Bengel, Strolch, Schlingel, Frechdachs, Bösewicht, Lümmel, Übeltäter, Strauchdieb, Racker, Proll, Rabauke
• Italian: briccone, canaglia, manigoldo
• Portuguese: patife, canalha
• Russian: него́дник
• Spanish: canalla

rascal

1. (archaic) Low; lowly, part of or belonging to the common rabble.

• French: ordinaire

1. Surname