1. mischievous or playfully naughty people, especially children
Usage: informal; often used affectionately

Examples

• The teacher smiled as she watched the little rapscallions playing pranks during recess.
• Those rapscallions next door are always getting into some kind of trouble.
• The grandmother chased the rapscallions out of her garden with a wooden spoon.
• Despite being rapscallions, the children were well-loved by everyone in the neighborhood.
• The old man called them rapscallions, but his eyes twinkled with amusement.
• These rapscallions have been stealing apples from my tree again.