rapscallions
Troublemaking little rascals
Rapscallions is the plural of rapscallion, a playful or old-fashioned word for mischievous troublemakers or rogues.
The term sounds theatrical and is rarely used seriously today: Those rapscallions have been trampling through my garden again.
It suggests affectionate disapproval rather than genuine condemnation—naughty children or lovable scoundrels rather than actual villains.
Dishonest, unprincipled people
- rascalsMischievous troublemakers
- roguesDishonest or deviant individuals
- impsMinor demons or rascals
- troublemakersThose causing problems deliberately
pranksters · scamps · hellions · miscreants · ne'er-do-wells · hooligans · delinquents · scalawags
Deceitful, unscrupulous men
- varletsUnprincipled men, archaically
- villainsEvil characters in narratives
- cadsDishonorable men
- blackguardsContemptible, unprincipled persons
wastrels · scoundrels · rogues · charlatans · mountebanks · bounder · reprobate · rake
Mischievous people, often children
- buccaneersCaribbean sea raiders
- piratesMaritime thieves and raiders
- seafarersThose who travel oceans
- swashbucklersFlamboyant adventurous swordsmen
cutthroats · privateers · marauders · corsairs · deckhands · mutineers · brigands · freebooters
Mischievous troublemakers
- scampsPlayful troublemakers
- impsMinor demons or rascals
- little monstersMischievous small beings
- tykesSmall children, fondly
munchkins · rugrats · whippersnappers · youngsters · scalawags · cherubs · sprites · dickens
scoundrels
Dishonest, unprincipled people
troublemakers · pranksters · scamps · hellions · miscreants · ne'er-do-wells · hooligans · delinquents · scalawags · mischief-makers
knaves
Deceitful, unscrupulous men
blackguards · wastrels · scoundrels · rogues · charlatans · mountebanks · bounder · reprobate · rake · libertine
scallywags
Mischievous people, often children
- buccaneersCaribbean sea raiders
- piratesMaritime thieves and raiders
- seafarersThose who travel oceans
swashbucklers · cutthroats · privateers · marauders · corsairs · deckhands · mutineers · brigands · freebooters · sea dogs
rascals
Mischievous troublemakers
- scampsPlayful troublemakers
- impsMinor demons or rascals
- little monstersMischievous small beings
tykes · munchkins · rugrats · whippersnappers · youngsters · scalawags · cherubs · sprites · dickens · pickles
- troublemakerstroublemaker, rascals, delinquents, imps, brats
- piracysoftware piracy, pirates, torrents, book piracy, buccaneers
- youngsterskids, children, youngsters, toddlers, babies
- slackersslackers, loafers, idlers, idler, layabouts
rapscallionssaints
Canonized religious figures
angels · innocents · do-gooders · straight arrows · goody-goodies
rapscallionsgentlemen
Men of refinement
ladies · pillars of the community · dignitaries · worthies · notables
rapscallionsconformists
Those obeying social norms
teacher's pets · squares · goody two-shoes · boy scouts · girl scouts