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scallywag
scal·ly·wag S0118300 (skăl′ē-wăg′)n. Variant of scalawag.scallywag (ˈskælɪˌwæɡ) n1. informal a scamp; rascal2. (Historical Terms) (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 or scallawag [C19: (originally undersized animal) of uncertain origin]scal•a•wag (ˈskæl əˌwæg) n. 1. a scamp; rascal. 2. a white Southerner who supported Republican policy during Reconstruction, often for personal gain. [1840–50, Amer.; orig. uncertain] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | scallywag - a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest)scalawagbad person - a person who does harm to others | | 2. | scallywag - a deceitful and unreliable scoundrelknave, rapscallion, rascal, rogue, varlet, scalawagscoundrel, villain - a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately | | 3. | scallywag - one who is playfully mischievous scamp, imp, monkey, rapscallion, rascal, scalawagchild, kid, minor, nipper, tiddler, youngster, tike, shaver, small fry, nestling, fry, tyke - a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster"brat, holy terror, little terror, terror - a very troublesome child | TranslationsIdiomsSeeyou little scallywagscallywag
scallywag (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 scallywag
Synonyms for scallywagnoun a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest)SynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a deceitful and unreliable scoundrelSynonyms- knave
- rapscallion
- rascal
- rogue
- varlet
- scalawag
Related Wordsnoun one who is playfully mischievousSynonyms- scamp
- imp
- monkey
- rapscallion
- rascal
- scalawag
Related Words- child
- kid
- minor
- nipper
- tiddler
- youngster
- tike
- shaver
- small fry
- nestling
- fry
- tyke
- brat
- holy terror
- little terror
- terror
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