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Scalawag

noun
(Spelt also scallawag)
1.
A white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest).  Synonym: scallywag.
2.
A deceitful and unreliable scoundrel.  Synonyms: knave, rapscallion, rascal, rogue, scallywag, varlet.
3.
One who is playfully mischievous.  Synonyms: imp, monkey, rapscallion, rascal, scallywag, scamp.





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"Scalawag" Quotes from Famous Books



... vagabond to understand anything or to be brave enough to say what he thinks," piped the father. He turned on his son. "Here's a scalawag of a tramp. Go along with him ...
— The Landloper - The Romance Of A Man On Foot • Holman Day


Words linked to "Scalawag" :   child, nipper, bad person, tyke, youngster, nestling, little terror, kid, scoundrel, shaver, brat, terror, holy terror, minor, tiddler, tike, fry, villain, small fry


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