US usually scalawag [noun] [C] [informal] [humorous] - someone, esp. a child, who has behaved badly but who is still likedHe's a real scallywag and always getting into mischief.Get back into bed immediately, you young scallywag! [as form of address]
SCALLYWAG
Meaning of SCALLYWAG in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012