Currently playing a video game and a NPC called me this. It’s a pre-boomer term as I’ve always known. So, I thought it’d be fun to see who gets close to the definition.
Based entirely on trust-
Without googling it, wtf is a rap scallion?
EDIT: For clarification, I know it means onery and rambunctious youth, but what is it derived from. Like the origin of the term.
Fair. But my wueseuj was to mean, why is it a bad thing? What is a rap scallion? Sort of one how “asshole” is a derogatory, and it’s… well, an asshole. No one wants to be one. So why is a rapscallion bad?
Most societies historically had some form of negative pressure applied to post-adolescents who refuse to accept adult responsibilities.
Of course, you said not to search so I’m just spitballing here.
And, in doing a search, it looks like I was wrong!
;)
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rapscallion
A good a guess as any. Though someone googled it… ☹️