Why this word is great
SCAPEGRACE — [Noun] A wild and reckless person, especially a boy; a scoundrel. From scape (archaic form of "escape") + grace ("grace of god"), implying one who has escaped divine grace. Unlike a "scapegoat" (burdened with others' sins) or a "rapscallion" (a lovable rogue), a scapegrace is a figure of genuine disrepute—his mischief edged with something darker. He is the boy who steals apples not from hunger but for the thrill of the orchard owner’s shout, the gambler who laughs as he burns his last coin, the figure at the tavern’s edge whose laughter rings just a beat too late—proof that some souls are born running, not from punishment, but from grace itself.