scapegrace

English

Etymology

From scape +‎ grace

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈskeɪpɡɹeɪs/

Noun

scapegrace (plural scapegraces)

  1. A wild and reckless person (especially a boy); a scoundrel.
    • 2002, Jonathan Shay, Odysseus in America: Combat Trauma and the Trials of Homecoming
      An infantry officer in the trenches, Graves wrote of his rocky and scapegrace return to civilian life: "I still had the Army Habit of commandeering anything of uncertain ownership that I found lying about; also a difficulty in telling the truth--it was always easier for me now, when charged with any fault, to lie my way out in Army style."

Quotations
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Synonyms
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