(of a man 男人 acting like a rake (2) (= in a way that is not moral, etc.) 放荡的；肆无忌惮的 He plays the novel’s rakish hero. 他扮演小说中放荡不羁的英雄。
if you wear a hat at a rakish angle, it is not straight on your head and it makes you look relaxed and confident （把帽子）潇洒地歪戴着的
Word Originearly 18th cent.: from rake sense 2 + -ish.