Word Of The Week: Rascal

A colleague of mine, who just had a baby, described the little cutie (who had more hair than I ever will) as a "nocturnal rascal". It was such a lovely description, and I could feel love and appreciation he had for this cute tiny man who was creating havoc because he simply would not sleep!

Main Entry: ras·cal

Pronunciation: \ˈras-kəl\

Function: noun

Etymology:

Middle English rascaile foot soldiers, commoners, worthless person, from Anglo-French rascaille, from Old French dialect (Norman & Picard) *rasquer to scrape, clean off, from Vulgar Latin *rasicare

Date: 15th century

1. One that is playfully mischievous.
2. An unscrupulous, dishonest person; a scoundrel.