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Misbehavior dressed up in a word too cute to scold properly.
means Badly behaved or mildly disobedient, often a child or a knowing wink at adult mischief.
from From Middle English naughti, meaning having naught — literally owning nothing, then morally lacking, then merely cheeky.
Worse beforeOnce meant wicked or morally worthless, not playful.
Naught rootShares ancestry with nought, the number zero.
Softened over timeDrifted from sinful to simply mischievous by Victorian times.