der Schalk
Translation
rogue, rascal, jester, mischief
Examples
Er hat den Schalk im Nacken.
He's a mischievous one.
Ein leiser Schalk blitzte in seinen Augen auf.
A quiet mischief glinted in his eyes.
Grammar Patterns
((the rogue/mischief)) as the subject of a sentence A quiet mischief glinted in his eyes.
Similar Words
Schelm (rogue), Spitzbube (rascal)
Etymology
From Middle High German 'schalc' (servant, knave). The meaning shifted to 'mischievous person'.
Memory Tips
Memorize the common idiom 'den Schalk im Nacken haben', literally 'to have the rogue on the neck', which means to be mischievous.