Definition
Plural of rascal: mischievous or dishonest people, often used playfully to describe troublemakers or children who are up to no good.
Etymology
From Old French 'rascaille' meaning 'rabble' or 'common people,' possibly from Latin 'radere' (to scrape). Originally an insult for lower classes, it softened into a playful term.
Kelly Says
The word started as a serious class insult but became affectionate and comic over centuries—when Shakespeare calls someone a 'rascal,' you can *feel* the language warming up from cruelty toward playfulness.
Translations
ARالعربية
شقيان
sha-qi-an
CACatalà
gamberros
gam-ber-ros
CSČeština
mazlíci
maz-li-ci
DADansk
skæbninger
skæb-ni-ger
DEDeutsch
Streber
shTrey-ber
ESEspañol
gamberros
gam-ber-ros
FISuomi
pikkupelit
pi-kku-pe-lit
FRFrançais
sale petits
sahl pə-te
HAHA
yara masu
ya-ra ma-su
HEעברית
רעיונות
ray-o-not
HUMagyar
gyerekbútorok
gyer-ek-boo-tor-ok
IDBahasa Indonesia
anak nakal
a-nak na-kal
ITItaliano
ragazzi dispettosi
ra-ga-tzi di-spe-to-si
MSBahasa Melayu
anak nakal
a-nak na-kal
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်
kyun-daw
NLNederlands
kwebbels
kweb-bels
NONorsk
slemme gutter
slem-me gut-ter
PLPolski
maluchy
ma-lu-chi
PTPortuguês
traquinas
tra-ki-nas
RORomână
şerpuci
sher-pu-ci
RUРусский
хулиганы
huly-ga-ny
SVSvenska
störare
shtoh-rar-e
SWKiswahili
watoto mbaya
wa-to-to m-ba-ya
TAதமிழ்
குழந்தைகள்
ku-zhan-thai
TEతెలుగు
పిల్లలు
pi-lla-lu
THไทย
พวกเด็กเลว
p'wâak dîk lêo
TLTL
mga masasamang bata
mga ma-sa-sam-ang ba-ta
TRTürkçe
pislikler
pih-sli-kler
UKУкраїнська
хулігани
huly-ga-ny
VITiếng Việt
những đứa trẻ hư
nhu-ŷs dứa trẻ hư
ZUZU
abantwana abaluleki
a-ban-twa-na a-ba-lu-le-ki