imp, scamp, monkey, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag
(noun) one who is playfully mischievous
rogue, knave, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag, varlet
(noun) a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
scalawag, scallywag
(noun) a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
scalawag (plural scalawags)
(pejorative, archaic) A scrawny cow.
(pejorative, archaic) A rascal.
(pejorative, US, archaic or historical) Any white Southerner who supported the federal plan of Reconstruction after the American Civil War or who joined with the black freedmen and the carpetbaggers in support of Republican Party policies.
Source: Wiktionary
Scal"a*wag, n.
Definition: A scamp; a scapegrace. [Spelt also scallawag.] [Slang, U.S.] Bartlett.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 February 2025
(noun) some artifact that has been restored or reconstructed; “the restoration looked exactly like the original”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
