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scallywag

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scal·ly·wag  (skl-wg)
n.
Variant of scalawag.
scallywag
Noun
Informal a badly behaved but likeable person; rascal [origin unknown]
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Noun1.scallywag - a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest)
scalawag
bad person - a person who does harm to others
2.scallywagscallywag - a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
knave, rapscallion, rascal, rogue, varlet, scalawag
scoundrel, villain - a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
3.scallywagscallywag - one who is playfully mischievous
scamp, imp, monkey, rapscallion, rascal, scalawag
child, kid, minor, nipper, tiddler, youngster, tike, shaver, small fry, nestling, fry, tyke - a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster"
brat, holy terror, little terror, terror - a very troublesome child
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I only still live of all that brave, mad, scallywag ship's company .
Michael, Brother of Jerry by London, Jack View in context
You're the young turnip-headed scallywag at the farm.
The Man Upstairs and Other Stories by Wodehouse, Pelham Grenville View in context
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