SCALLYWAG


Meaning of SCALLYWAG in English

/ ˈskæliwæg; NAmE / ( BrE ) ( NAmE scala·wag ) noun

( informal ) a person, especially a child, who behaves badly, but not in a serious way

SYN scamp

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent.: of unknown origin.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.