Spalpeen

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Spalpeen \Spal"peen\, n. [Ir. spailpin, fr. spailp a beau,
     pride, self-conceit.]
     A scamp; an Irish term for a good-for-nothing fellow; --
     often used in good-humored contempt or ridicule. [Colloq.]
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