Wednesday, November 3, 2021

Scapegrace – November 2021 Wordplay Wednesday™

Families, Traditions, and a Word Twist! 

It’s the month of Thanks and though I'm a tad late posting this, I think you'll agree, after a year of change, twists and turns, it’s time to narrow the gaps with family, consider a day of traditions, and enjoy a word twist … what’s that? A word that sounds benign, even kind, can twist your mind …

SCAPEGRACE (skāp-,grās; 1763) n. – an incorrigible rascal. [WW #311-M ~ Monthly Edition]

Did I fool you? Bet you thought it meant a vision of family grace at the Thanksgiving Day feast!

Though scapegrace appears just below “scapegoat” in the dictionary, rather than besmirch the poor goat’s stellar reputation … oh, wait, they can be incorrigible rascals! The two words do kind of go hand-in-hand. Because someone has earned the status of a scapegrace, they may become an unwitting scapegoat (“one that bears the blame for others”), merely by reputation. Perhaps unfair, but …

We all know a scapegrace or two. They can be completely outrageous or quietly mischievous, but scapegrace pals, nonetheless.

Leaning on our big bro site, Blast from Your Past, for a fun correlation with vintage music, this month’s Song of Notefrom November 1971, Lucky Day,” by self-proclaimed The Rascals. Despite the band’s scapegrace name, the song sends us hope and love. This must be my lucky day, yeah | Woke up and saw the sun shining my way, uh-uh KOWN/Escondido, California, music survey ... 50 Years Ago this Month.

Word Challenge: SCAPEGRACE. Consider giving the scallywags in your life a benefit of the doubt this month, as you fit scapegrace into your week of impish writings and casual conversations. Happy Thanksgiving!

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[LinDee Rochelle is a writer and editor by trade, and an author by way of Rock & Roll. She has published two books in her Blast from Your Past series (of three) about pioneering R&R Radio DJs. True behind-the-mic tales make GREAT Holiday and anytime Gifts available on Amazon (eBook and print): Book 1Rock & Roll Radio DJs: The First Five Years 1954-1959; and Book 2Rock & Roll Radio DJs: The Swinging Sixties. Coming soon … The Psychedelic Seventies!]

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