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单词 scalawags
释义

scalawag

noun

scal·​a·​wag ˈska-li-ˌwag How to pronounce scalawag (audio)
variants or scallywag
1
: scamp, reprobate
2
: a white Southerner acting in support of the reconstruction governments after the American Civil War often for private gain

Synonyms

  • baddie
  • baddy
  • beast
  • brute
  • caitiff
  • devil
  • evildoer
  • fiend
  • heavy
  • hound
  • knave
  • meanie
  • meany
  • miscreant
  • monster
  • nazi
  • no-good
  • rapscallion
  • rascal
  • reprobate
  • rogue
  • savage
  • scamp
  • scapegrace
  • scoundrel
  • varlet
  • villain
  • wretch
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Example Sentences

a scalawag who had taken to begging on street corners while posing as a blind person
Recent Examples on the Web At 51, Hartig is more the fun, loony uncle than the mischievous scalawag—a somewhat shy eccentric with angst disguised as devil-may-care. Christina Binkley, Town & Country, 24 Feb. 2022 Neither a political hero nor a rogue, neither a statesman nor a scalawag, Dole embodied the complexities of deal-making on Capitol Hill. Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 6 Dec. 2021 Louisville’s Brown-Forman is accusing rum-peddling partner Bacardi of being a scalawag. Alfred Miller, The Courier-Journal, 1 July 2020 The Old West has been larger than life ever since the first dime novelists made legends out of lawmen, outlaws, and assorted frontier scalawags. Patricia Harris, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Aug. 2019 Mark Twain's Mississippi, alive with steamboats, scalawags, and gamblers, has a hold on us still. CBS News, 7 July 2019 Salvatore Lodi made his debut as Little Mouse, while Kellan Hayag was a floppy-haired, scampering scalawag Fritz. Laura Bleiberg, latimes.com, 11 Dec. 2017 Back on their own ship, the scalawags must decide how to divvy up the booty. Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics, 23 Feb. 2017 See More

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

circa 1848, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

scalawag

noun

scal·​a·​wag
variants or scallywag
ˈska-li-ˌwag
: rascal sense 1

scalawags

noun

variants or scallywags
plural of scalawag
as in brutes
a mean, evil, or unprincipled person a scalawag who had taken to begging on street corners while posing as a blind person

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • brutes
  • villains
  • savages
  • scoundrels
  • criminals
  • wretches
  • rogues
  • miscreants
  • reprobates
  • rapscallions
  • knaves
  • rascals
  • offenders
  • crooks
  • nazis
  • varlets
  • scamps
  • monsters
  • devils
  • perpetrators
  • thugs
  • gangsters
  • meanies
  • evildoers
  • baddies
  • heavies
  • hounds
  • no-goods
  • snakes
  • fiends
  • losers
  • beasts
  • blackguards
  • culprits
  • desperadoes
  • scapegraces
  • assassins
  • bandits
  • felons
  • lawbreakers
  • outlaws
  • sinners
  • trespassers
  • cutthroats
  • cads
  • malefactors
  • caitiffs
  • ruffians
  • vipers
  • wrongdoers
  • hoodlums
  • desperados
  • bravoes
  • convicts
  • transgressors
  • rowdies
  • jailbirds
  • serpents
  • racketeers
  • lowlifes
  • heels
  • perps
  • toughs
  • bravos
  • cons
  • villainesses
  • hooligans
  • goons
  • lowlives
  • roughs
  • stinkers
  • gunmen
  • trash
  • ne'er-do-wells

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • heroes
  • saints
  • angels
  • innocents
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