rapscallionismn.
/rapˈskalɪənɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ræpˈskæljəˌnɪz(ə)m/, /ræpˈskæliəˌnɪz(ə)m/ rare.
The conduct or condition of a rapscallion; rapscallions collectively.
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1853 Punch 22 Jan. 43/1 (heading) Rapscallionism.
1855 W. MacCall National Missions ix. 192 The Spaniard, drawn toward the Jew by a sympathy of rapscallionism, was bolder than the Jew himself.
1920 J. Galsworthy In Chancery iii. ix. 288 Soho seemed more than ever the disenchanted home of rapscallionism.
1995 St. Petersburg (Florida) Times (Nexis) 3 Oct. 1 McLean was known for an occasional bout with the bottle and wound up being revered for his rapscallionism almost as much as his music.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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