[Sometimes words die out of fashion. But sometimes those words are good words, words with a certain appeal that can't be denied forever. Those words should be brought back into fashion, used frequently and used often. These are those words.]
Word:
Rapscallion
Definition: noun
1. rascal, rouge, scoundrel.
Origin:
Rapscallion is a simple evolution from the obsolete rascallion, an old-timey, fancy way of calling someone a rascal.
All dictionary sources claim it was first used in the late 1690s--although Merriam-Webster is certain it was in 1699, yet they don't cite where.
Either way, it's old. Picture Lando Calrissian, but in a top hat.
Most obscure Urbandictionary.com definitions for rapscallion:
2. A green onion with street credentials.
6. Dirty, a**-stankin' feet, with really long, fugal, curling toenails.
Used in a sentence:
1. The beaten down corners of the city were largely populated by rapscallions and pickpockets.
2. The poker game wasn't as fun once the rapscallion moseyed-up to the table and swindled us out of our money.
Word Awesomeness Scale (1 to 5):
Four.
In a moment of quiet self-analysis, you know you're not a rapscallion no matter how hard you try.
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