rakehell 1 of 2

noun

ˈrāk-ˌhel How to pronounce rakehell (audio)
Definition of rakehellnext
as in pervert
a person who has sunk below the normal moral standard a resort popular with wealthy rakehells

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rakehell

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adjective

variants or rakehelly
as in loose
having or showing lowered moral character or standards a rakehell rock band that was notorious for trashing virtually every hotel suite they ever stayed in

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  1. pervert
  2. loose
  3. degenerate
  4. corrupt
  5. rake
  6. dissolute
  7. villain
  8. rakish
Noun
  • Another of the girls called Essex a pervert, which prompted their mother to ask more questions.
    Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The imagery is intended to mock and reflect modern Japan in some way — from the overworked salarymen gleefully staging suicidal leaps off of buildings to the schoolgirls (who, in the dream, have cell phones for heads) exposing themselves to perverts (who also have cell phones for heads).
    Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2024
Definition of pervert
Adjective
  • While millennials experienced leopard denim in the form of indie sleaze skinny jeans in the early 2000s Gen Z is taking the trend into a new direction with loose, slouchier fits.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Those expectations have boosted the shares of entrenched players like JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup, but have had a greater impact on potential disruptors like Dave that could see even more upside from a looser regulatory environment.
    Hugh Son, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of loose
Noun
  • On The Challenge: Battle of the Eras, these now-geriatric degenerates will duke it out for the only prize worth fighting for: making their kids proud.
    Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2024
  • There’s the medieval brutality: Gómez was a homicidal degenerate who collected torture methods instead of stamps.
    Tim Padgett, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2024
Definition of degenerate
Adjective
  • Years after witnessing the brutal death of his mother at the hands of Rana Singh (Sikandar Kher), a corrupt cop, Kid (Patel), opts to lean into the eye-for-an-eye approach.
    Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2024
  • There’s a corrupt teacher who, while not quite as downright evil as the serial killer that was Mark Jefferson in the first game, has done some pretty bad things in the pursuit of recognition.
    Ryan Easby, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of corrupt
Noun
  • Then, to amplify the energy of the team’s famed Dawg Pound, the new stadium will have a soccer-style supporters section with a 34-degree rake—the steepest allowed in new construction—of safe standing, bringing the more than 6,700 standing-rail seats up against the northwest end zone.
    Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Occasionally use a rake, shovel or pitchfork to stir up the pile.
    Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of rake
Adjective
  • Imbert reminds us of social change and collapse via brief flashbacks to Pierre’s dissolute life before his fall.
    Armond White, National Review, 1 Nov. 2024
  • But as evidence of the miscarriage of justice gradually came to light — including the identity of the actual traitor, a dissolute nobleman named Ferdinand Walsin-Esterhazy — more people joined Dreyfus’ cause.
    Maurice Samuels / Made by History, TIME, 21 May 2024
Definition of dissolute
Noun
  • Here the villain isn't a person but an incredibly advanced AI with the power to destabilize the world.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Irrational self-belief is one of the reasons villains deeply resonate across culture, says Kevin Wynter, a professor of media studies at Pomona College.
    Jason Parham, WIRED, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of villain
Adjective
  • The Vanquish cuts a rakish profile that is underscored by a wheelbase that is 3.1 inches longer than that of the DBS, which was Aston’s most recent V12 model in the Vanquish’s grand touring class.
    Dan Carney, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
  • In 2003, Pickford entered into an agreement with John Rose, a rakish businessman and treasure hunter from Great Yarmouth who wanted to find the Gloucester.
    Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of rakish
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