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Mid-18th century
- Scapegrace, which first appeared in English in the mid-18th century (over 200 years after scapegoat), arrived at its meaning through its literal interpretation as "one who has escaped the grace of God."
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Jul 27, 2018 · Earliest documented use: 1809. USAGE: “Scrope Berdmore Davies was a perfect specimen of his time and station: a rogue, a rakehell , a scapegrace, and a scofflaw , but in no wise a cad, a bounder, a cutpurse , or a poltroon .”
After the Civil War, scalawag came to describe a white Southerner acting in support of reconstruction governments, often in pursuit of private gain; it was used to insult Rhett Butler in Gone With the Wind.
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Word of the Week: scapegrace (SKĀP-grās) Definition (Noun) A man or boy of reckless and disorderly habits; an incorrigible scamp. Often used playfully. In Context “Young Rockett, something of a scapegrace, was by the baronet’s advice sent to sea, and thenceforth gave his parents no trouble.”
Sep 27, 2024 · scapegrace (plural scapegraces) A wild and reckless person (especially a boy); a scoundrel . 1859 , George Meredith, chapter 4, in The Ordeal of Richard Feverel.
