scallywag
[ skal-ee-wag ]
/ ˈskæl iˌwæg /
noun
a variant of scalawag.
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Words nearby scallywag
scallion, scallop, scalloper, scalloping, scally, scallywag, scalogram, scaloppine, scalp, scalpel, scalping
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British Dictionary definitions for scallywag
scallywag
/ (ˈskælɪˌwæɡ) /
noun
informal a scamp; rascal
(after the US Civil War) a White Southerner who supported the Republican Party and its policy of Black emancipation. Scallywags were viewed as traitors by their fellow Southerners
Also called: scalawag, scallawag
Word Origin for scallywag
C19: (originally undersized animal) of uncertain origin
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