scallywag

noun

1. (UK, dated, derogatory)A disreputable fellow, a good-for-nothing, a scapegrace, a blackguard
2. (UK, informal)A badly behaved person, especially a child; a mischief-maker; a rascal

   “But Maore, a cheerful scallywag with a taste for the limelight, was made of more daring stuff.”