SCALLYWAG


Meaning of SCALLYWAG in English

( US also scalawag )

■ noun informal

1》 a mischievous person; a rascal.

2》 US a white Southerner who collaborated with northern Republicans during the post-Civil War reconstruction period.

Origin

C19: of unknown origin.

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