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.

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[–] 5 points 1 day ago (4 children)

One word. Rapscallion.

It's a general insult, like 'low life' or creep' or 'sleazoid.'

An untrustworthy knave.

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  • [–] [S] 0 points 1 day ago (3 children)

    Right, but… origin. How didn’t come to mean that? What does it mean outside of the derogatory?

    A scallion is an ocean fairing creature. So… what’s a rapscallion? And why is it bad?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 day ago* (2 children)

    A scallion is a green onion. A scallop is an ocean-faring creature.

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