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rogues

noun

Meaning

  1. A scoundrel, rascal or unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person.
  2. A mischievous scamp.
  3. A vagrant.
  4. Deceitful software pretending to be anti-spyware, but in fact being malicious software itself.
  5. An aggressive animal separate from the herd, especially an elephant.
  6. A plant that shows some undesirable variation.
  7. To cull; to destroy plants not meeting a required standard, especially when saving seed, rogue or unwanted plants are removed before pollination.
  8. To cheat.
  9. To give the name or designation of rogue to; to decry.
  10. To wander; to play the vagabond; to play knavish tricks.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data