scalawag

We have found lemma(root) word of scalawag : scallywag.

Definitions


[ˈskalɪwaɡ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a person, typically a child, who behaves badly but in an amusingly mischievous rather than harmful way; a rascal
(e.g: that scallywag of a son of yours)

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


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 19th century: of unknown origin




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