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Scalawag \Scal"a*wag\, n. A scamp; a scapegrace. [Spelt also scallawag.]

[Slang, U.S.]

--Bartlett. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

32 Moby Thesaurus words for "scalawag": balker, balky horse, blackguard, crock, crowbait, devil, dog, enfant terrible, garron, goat, hack, jade, jughead, knave, limb, mischief, nag, plug, precious rascal, rapscallion, rascal, roarer, rogue, rosinante, scamp, scoundrel, shyster, sneak, spalpeen, stiff, villain, whistler

Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
 

 

scalawag

noun

1: white Southerner supporting Reconstruction policies after the Civil War usually for self-interest [syn: scallywag]
2: a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel [syn: rogue, knave, rascal, rapscallion, scallywag, varlet]
3: one who is playfully mischievous [syn: imp, scamp, monkey, rascal, rapscallion, scallywag]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

 

Scalawag \Scal"a*wag\, n. A scamp; a scapegrace. [Spelt also scallawag.]

[Slang, U.S.]

--Bartlett.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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