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roguea dishonest or unprincipled person

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a dishonest or unprincipled person

Pronunciation (IPA): /roʊɡ/

Korean meaning: 부정직하거나 원칙 없는 사람, 악한

Korean pronunciation: **로**그

Example Sentences

  • The rogue programmer hacked into the company's system and changed everyone's password to 'password123'.
  • My cat is a complete rogue - he steals socks and hides them under the couch.
  • The detective was tracking down a rogue agent who had sold classified information.

rogue

NOUN

//roʊɡ//

a dishonest or unprincipled person

rogue concept
💡 Concept

A rogue pickpockets an elderly woman's purse at the marketplace

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rogue rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

A rogue with a brogue steals the vogue!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/roʊɡ/
🇬🇧 UK/rəʊɡ/

🌳Etymology

Rootrogue

Origin

From mid-16th century French, originally meaning 'wandering beggar' or 'vagrant.' The word evolved from describing homeless drifters to meaning 'dishonest person' or 'scoundrel.'

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🎵Rhyme

voguebrogue
vogue
brogue

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The rogue programmer hacked into the company's system and changed everyone's password to 'password123'.

😄 Fun example

My cat is a complete rogue - he steals socks and hides them under the couch.

The detective was tracking down a rogue agent who had sold classified information.

That rogue asteroid came out of nowhere and nearly hit the space station.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

scoundrelvillainrascalknavescallywag

Antonyms

herosaintgentleman

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