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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



... To be sure, nobody knows much about her, but it stands to reason that a girl who's had her bringing up must be odd, to say no worse of her. It's not really her fault, I suppose—her wicked old scalawag of a father is to blame for it. She's never darkened a church or school door in her life and they say she's always been a regular tomboy—running wild outdoors with dogs, and fishing and shooting like a man. Nobody ever goes there—the Captain doesn't ...
— Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1907 to 1908 • Lucy Maud Montgomery

... variations. When the puppy was big enough he was presented with a collar, engraved with the name Excalibur, together with my name and address. Among ourselves we usually addressed him as Scally. The children in the village called him the Scalawag. ...
— Scally - The Story of a Perfect Gentleman • Ian Hay



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



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