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    scallywag
    /ˈskalɪwaɡ/

    noun

    • 1. a person, typically a child, who behaves badly but in an amusingly mischievous rather than harmful way; a rascal: "that scallywag of a son of yours"
    • 2. a white Southerner who collaborated with northern Republicans during the post-Civil War reconstruction period. US

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  2. SCALLYWAG definition: 1. someone, especially a child, who has behaved badly but who is still liked 2. someone, especially…. Learn more.

  3. Definitions of scallywag. noun. a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel. synonyms: knave, rapscallion, rascal, rogue, scalawag, varlet. see more. see less. type of: scoundrel, villain. a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately.

  4. If you call someone a scallywag, you mean that they behave badly but you like them, so you find it difficult to be really angry with them.

  5. a person, especially a child, who behaves badly, but not in a serious way synonym scamp. You little scallywag! How’s that scallywag of a son of yours? Word Origin. Want to learn more?

  6. Jun 2, 2024 · scallywag (plural scallywags) ( derogatory, dated, chiefly UK) A disreputable fellow, a good-for-nothing, a scapegrace, a blackguard. ( informal, chiefly UK) A badly behaved person, especially a child; a mischief-maker; a rascal.

  7. noun. scal· ly· wag. variant spelling of scalawag. 1. : scamp, reprobate. 2. : a white Southerner acting in support of the reconstruction governments after the American Civil War often for private gain. Examples of scallywag in a Sentence.

  8. 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.

  9. SCALLYWAG meaning: 1. someone, especially a child, who has behaved badly but who is still liked 2. someone, especially…. Learn more.

  10. If you call someone a scallywag, you mean that they behave badly but you like them, so you find it difficult to be really angry with them.

  11. There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun scallywag. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. scallywag has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. agriculture (1850s) United States politics (1860s)