Rampallion (noun) (rare) (archaic)
ram-pal-ee-un
A ruffian, a villain, a rascal.
Late 16th century; earliest use found in Thomas Nashe (d. c1601), writer. Origin uncertain. Perhaps from ramp + -allion, perhaps showing alteration of rascallion by association with ramp. Perhaps compare later ramscallion, rapscallion, tatterdemalion.
Example sentences
“The little rampallion wants to hope I never catch him”
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