SCALLYWAG

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


Etymology

Noun

scallywag (plural scallywags)

(pejorative, dated, mostly, UK) A disreputable fellow, a good-for-nothing, a scapegrace, a blackguard

(informal, mostly, UK) A badly behaved person, especially a child; a mischief-maker; a rascal

Source: Wiktionary



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