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Dictionary: ras·cal·i·ty   (răs-kăl'ĭ-tē) pronunciation
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n., pl., -ties.
  1. Behavior or character typical of a rascal.
  2. A base or mischievous act.

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noun

    Annoying yet harmless, usually playful acts: devilry, deviltry, diablerie, high jinks, impishness, mischief, mischievousness, prankishness, roguery, roguishness, tomfoolery. Informal shenanigan (often used in plural). See good/bad.

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A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce


n.

Stupidity militant. The activity of a clouded intellect.

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The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: the trait of indulging in disreputable pranks
  Synonyms: prankishness, roguishness

Meaning #2: the quality of being a slippery rascal
  Synonyms: shiftiness, slipperiness, trickiness

Meaning #3: reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
  Synonyms: mischief, mischief-making, mischievousness, deviltry, devilry, devilment, roguery, roguishness, shenanigan

 
 
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