I think the word you’re looking for could be dadais.
Then, the bad-mannered part is optional, and should not be seen as Tom Sawyers’ bad manners, just that as a matter of fact that young man has bad manners from his clumsiness most probably. This makes a fundamental difference with the words already mentioned in the comments, which all really match some kind of bad intentions from the kid. (say, as much as a kid could have bad intentions)
“grand dadais” was usual, but didn’t mean bad manners, only silliness and clumsiness.
Typically a teenager whose body grew faster than sagacity. That is the reason why it is rarely used without “grand”.
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