spalpeen

spal·peen

S5653850 (spăl-pēn′)n. Irish A rascal; a scoundrel.
[Irish spailpín, rascal, itinerant farm laborer, diminutive of spailp, conceited fellow, from spailp, pride, bragging, loafing about with a conceited air.]

spalpeen

(ˈspælpiːn) n1. an itinerant seasonal labourer2. a rascal or layabout[C18: from Irish Gaelic spailpín itinerant labourer]