scallywag Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest)
    scalawag.
  2. noun a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
    varlet; rascal; rapscallion; rogue; knave; scalawag.
  3. noun one who is playfully mischievous
    monkey; rascal; rapscallion; imp; scamp; scalawag.

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