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scalawag

[ skal-uh-wag ]

noun

  1. a scamp; rascal.
  2. U.S. History. a native white Southerner who collaborated with the occupying forces during Reconstruction, often for personal gain.


scalawag

/ ˈskæləˌwæɡ /

noun

  1. a variant of scallywag
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • scala·wagger·y noun
  • scala·waggy adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of scalawag1

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50; origin uncertain
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Example Sentences

Eddie Haskell Santorum is supposed to get the evangelical vote what with his Christian-right backing, not the scalawag Newt.

When I got back to the house, I felt for my handkerchief, and found that scalawag's roll o' bills, which I'd clean forgot.

Some one without money to try to enlist my sympathies in helping some scalawag out of trouble.

After the war, when he had turned scalawag, he was taken to task for the speech.

The scalawag, being a renegade, was scorned more than a carpet-bagger.

I'd like to give her a line on that handsome scalawag—before it's too late.

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