In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
mischief, mischief-making, mischievousness, deviltry, devilry, devilment, rascality, roguery, roguishness, shenanigan
(noun) reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
rascality, shiftiness, slipperiness, trickiness
(noun) the quality of being a slippery rascal
prankishness, rascality, roguishness
(noun) the trait of indulging in disreputable pranks
Source: WordNet® 3.1
rascality (countable and uncountable, plural rascalities)
Rascals collectively; the rabble, the masses.
The behavior of a rascal; the quality of being a rascal.
• sacrality, satyrical, scalarity
Source: Wiktionary
Ras*cal`i*ty, n.; pl. Rascalities (
1. The quality or state of being rascally, or a rascal; mean trickishness or dishonesty; base fraud.
2. The poorer and lower classes of people.[Obs.] The chief heads of their clans with their several rascalities T. Jackson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 May 2025
(noun) excavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.