scallywag
[ skal-ee-wag ]
/ ˈskæl iˌwæg /
noun
Words nearby scallywag
scallion,
scallop,
scalloper,
scalloping,
scally,
scallywag,
scalogram,
scaloppine,
scalp,
scalp lock,
scalpel
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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