Meaning & use
scapegrace
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A mischievous or reckless person who habitually gets into trouble, especially in a light-hearted way.
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The old scapegrace had charmed his way out of trouble since childhood.
Her uncle was the family scapegrace, always chasing some doomed scheme.
A note on using this word
An old-fashioned word combining 'escape' and 'grace,' originally implying someone who has escaped the grace of God through misbehavior.
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