roguery

English

Etymology

rogue +‎ -ery

Noun

roguery (countable and uncountable, plural rogueries)

1. malicious or reckless behaviour
   • 1777, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The School for Scandal, II.ii:

     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.

2. mischievous behaviour

Translations

malicious or reckless behaviour

• Bulgarian: мошеничество (bg) n (mošeničestvo)
• Irish: cneámhaireacht f
• Italian: birbantaggine f, birbanteria f, bricconaggine f, bricconeria f, marioleria (it) f, baronata f, ribalderia (it) f
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• Latin: latrōcinium (la) n

mischievous behaviour

• French: friponnerie (fr) f
• Georgian: ყალთაბანდობა (q̇altabandoba)
• Italian: birboneria f, furfantaggine (it) f, furfanteria (it) f
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• Latin: nēquitia f
• Russian: прока́за (ru) f (prokáza)