scalawag
a scamp; rascal.
U.S. History. a native white Southerner who collaborated with the occupying forces during Reconstruction, often for personal gain.
Origin of scalawag
1- Also scal·ly·wag [skal-ee-wag]; /ˈskæl iˌwæg/; especially British, scal·la·wag .
Other words from scalawag
- scal·a·wag·ger·y, noun
- scal·a·wag·gy, adjective
Words Nearby scalawag
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How to use scalawag in a sentence
Eddie Haskell Santorum is supposed to get the evangelical vote what with his Christian-right backing, not the scalawag Newt.
Marianne Gingrich Interview Casts Doubts on Newt’s New Image | Margaret Carlson | January 20, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen I got back to the house, I felt for my handkerchief, and found that scalawag's roll o' bills, which I'd clean forgot.
Si Klegg, Book 2 (of 6) | John McElroySome one without money to try to enlist my sympathies in helping some scalawag out of trouble.
By Force of Impulse | Harry V. VogtAfter the war, when he had turned scalawag, he was taken to task for the speech.
Civil War and Reconstruction in Alabama | Walter L. FlemingThe scalawag, being a renegade, was scorned more than a carpet-bagger.
Civil War and Reconstruction in Alabama | Walter L. Fleming
I'd like to give her a line on that handsome scalawag—before it's too late.
Fore! | Charles Emmett Van Loan
British Dictionary definitions for scalawag
/ (ˈskæləˌwæɡ) /
a variant of scallywag
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