— scalawaggery , n. — scalawaggy , adj.
/skal"euh wag'/ , n.
1. a scamp; rascal.
2. U.S. Hist. a native white Southerner who collaborated with the occupying forces during Reconstruction, often for personal gain. Also, scallywag; esp. Brit., scallawag .
[ 1840-50, Amer.; orig. uncert. ]