roguery

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noun

Malicious or reckless behaviour.

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Meanings

nounroguery (countable and uncountable, plural rogueries)

plural rogueries

  1. countableuncountableMalicious or reckless behaviour.

    Sincerely I begin to wish I had never made such a Point of gaining so very good a character, for it has led me into so many curst Rogueries that I doubt I shall be exposed at last.

    1777, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The School for Scandal, II.ii
  2. countableuncountableMischievous behaviour.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounreckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others

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mischiefmischief-makingmischievousnessdeviltrydevilrydevilmentrascalityroguishnessshenanigan
Broader
misbehaviormisbehaviourmisdeed
Also see
devilmentdevilrydeviltrymischiefmischievousnessrascalityroguishnessshenaniganwrong

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From rogue + -ery.

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Translations

Bulgarian мошеничество
  • мошеничество (mošeničestvo)malicious or reckless behaviour
French friponnerie
  • friponneriemischievous behaviour
German Gaunerei, Schurkerei
  • Gaunereimalicious or reckless behaviour
  • Schurkereimalicious or reckless behaviour
  • Spitzbübereimischievous behaviour
Irish cneámhaireacht
  • cneámhaireachtmalicious or reckless behaviour
Italian birbantaggine, birbanteria
  • birbantagginemalicious or reckless behaviour
  • birbanteriamalicious or reckless behaviour
  • bricconagginemalicious or reckless behaviour
  • bricconeriamalicious or reckless behaviour
  • marioleriamalicious or reckless behaviour
  • baronatamalicious or reckless behaviour
  • ribalderiamalicious or reckless behaviour
  • birboneriamischievous behaviour
  • furfantagginemischievous behaviour
  • furfanteriamischievous behaviour
Latin latrōcinium, nēquitia
  • latrōciniummalicious or reckless behaviour
  • nēquitiamischievous behaviour
Polish draństwo, łajdactwo
  • draństwomalicious or reckless behaviour
  • łajdactwomalicious or reckless behaviour
  • hultajstwomalicious or reckless behaviour
  • nikczemnośćmalicious or reckless behaviour
  • psotamischievous behaviour
Russian прока́за
  • прока́за (prokáza)mischievous behaviour
Cite this entry
APA

roguery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roguery

MLA

“roguery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roguery. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “roguery,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roguery.

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