Usually means: Mischievous person causing playful trouble.
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noun:  (derogatory, dated, chiefly UK) A disreputable fellow, a good-for-nothing, a scapegrace, a blackguard
noun:  (informal, chiefly UK) A badly behaved person, especially a child; a mischief-maker; a rascal

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