scallywag

[ skal-ee-wag ]

/ ˈskæl iˌwæg /

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noun

a variant of scalawag.

Words nearby scallywag

scallion, scallop, scalloper, scalloping, scally, scallywag, scalogram, scaloppine, scalp, scalpel, scalping

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Example sentences from the Web for scallywag

He was no scapegrace or scallywag such as you might find nowadays crowing over his sins in Chelsea.
The Art of Letters|Robert Lynd
The circuit judge appointed was named S——, and in political parlance he was a "scallywag."
Two Wars: An Autobiography of General Samuel G. French|Samuel Gibbs French
For I thought it was right she should know that you werent just a scallywag private soldier like the rest of us.
The Rough Road|William John Locke
He considered him a scallywag, but no longer a bounder or a cad.
The Law Inevitable|Louis Couperus

It is better Desmond should become a priest than die a scallywag—and it will keep him out of the way of that Sylvia Custance.
Grey Town|Gerald Baldwin

British Dictionary definitions for scallywag

scallywag

/ (ˈskælɪˌwæɡ) /

noun

informal a scamp; rascal

(after the US Civil War) a White Southerner who supported the Republican Party and its policy of Black emancipation. Scallywags were viewed as traitors by their fellow Southerners

Also called: scalawag, scallawag

Word Origin for scallywag

C19: (originally undersized animal) of uncertain origin

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单词	scallywag
释义	scallywag [ skal-ee-wag ] / ˈskæl iˌwæg / SEE SYNONYMS FOR scallywag ON THESAURUS.COM noun a variant of scalawag. Words nearby scallywag scallion, scallop, scalloper, scalloping, scally, scallywag, scalogram, scaloppine, scalp, scalpel, scalping Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for scallywag He was no scapegrace or scallywag such as you might find nowadays crowing over his sins in Chelsea. The Art of Letters\|Robert Lynd The circuit judge appointed was named S——, and in political parlance he was a "scallywag." Two Wars: An Autobiography of General Samuel G. French\|Samuel Gibbs French For I thought it was right she should know that you werent just a scallywag private soldier like the rest of us. The Rough Road\|William John Locke He considered him a scallywag, but no longer a bounder or a cad. The Law Inevitable\|Louis Couperus It is better Desmond should become a priest than die a scallywag—and it will keep him out of the way of that Sylvia Custance. Grey Town\|Gerald Baldwin British Dictionary definitions for scallywag scallywag / (ˈskælɪˌwæɡ) / noun informal a scamp; rascal (after the US Civil War) a White Southerner who supported the Republican Party and its policy of Black emancipation. Scallywags were viewed as traitors by their fellow Southerners Also called: scalawag, scallawag Word Origin for scallywag C19: (originally undersized animal) of uncertain origin 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 Words related to scallywag liar, cheat, ruffian, villain, troublemaker, delinquent, mischief-maker, scoundrel, reprobate, hooligan, sneak, rogue, scalawag, shyster, fraud, trickster, rowdy, swindler, cheater, prankster
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scallywag

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