roguery

English

Etymology

rogue +‎ -ery

Noun

roguery (countable and uncountable, plural rogueries)

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.
mischievous behaviour

Translations

malicious or reckless behaviour

Bulgarian: мошеничество (bg) n (mošeničestvo)
German: Gaunerei (de) f, Schurkerei (de) f
Irish: cneámhaireacht f
Italian: birbantaggine f, birbanteria f, bricconaggine f, bricconeria f, marioleria (it) f, baronata f, ribalderia (it) f
Latin: latrōcinium (la) n
Polish: draństwo (pl) n, łajdactwo (pl) n, hultajstwo (pl) n, nikczemność (pl) f

mischievous behaviour

French: friponnerie (fr) f
Georgian: ყალთაბანდობა (q̇altabandoba)
German: Spitzbüberei f
Italian: birboneria f, furfantaggine (it) f, furfanteria (it) f
Latin: nēquitia f
Polish: psota (pl) f
Russian: прока́за (ru) f (prokáza)

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