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rakehell



The Righteous Rakehell

For some reason, the word rakehell seems to occur often in For some reason, the word rakehell seems to occur often in romance titles . Is it due to the belief that women are attracted to bad boys? Tosspot words A.Word.A.Day with Anu Garg



rakehell PRONUNCIATION: (RAYK-hel)

MEANING: noun: A licentious or immoral person.

ETYMOLOGY: By folk etymology from Middle English rakel (rash, hasty). Earliest documented use: 1547.

USAGE:

Ian Shuttleworth; Thoroughly Unlikeable, Highly Enjoyable; Financial Times (London, UK); Sep 29, 2016.



See more usage examples of “The titular character, John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester, was a notorious rakehell as well as being a classically influenced, but principally obscene poet and playwright. He was repeatedly exiled from the court of Charles II for everything from abducting his future wife to vandalising a sundial, and died at the age of 33 from alcoholism and venereal disease.”Ian Shuttleworth; Thoroughly Unlikeable, Highly Enjoyable;(London, UK); Sep 29, 2016.See more usage examples of rakehell in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: It is good to rub and polish your mind against that of others. -Michel de Montaigne, essayist (28 Feb 1533-1592)





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