SCALLY

Noun. A miscreant, an irresponsible, self-assured lout, usually male. Abb. of scallywag. This derogatory name has been in prolific use from the early 1990s.* Scally was also a term for a Liverpudlian youth, used in and around Liverpool itself and was possibly the forerunner of the current expression, however the use of it in this form is now rare .