spalpeen
Plural: spalpeens
Noun
- An Irish term for a rascal, rogue, or mischievous boy.
- A poor migratory farm worker in Ireland, often viewed as a rascal or mischievous and cunning person.
- A good-for-nothing person.
Examples
- The opponent, a true spalpeen, snuck in a bonus word right under his nose.
Origin / Etymology
A late 18th-century term, from Irish spailpín.
Scrabble Score: 12
spalpeen: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordspalpeen: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
spalpeen: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 16
spalpeen: valid Words With Friends Word