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scalawag Definition

☆ scala·wag (skal′ə wag′, -ē-)

noun

  1. Informal a scamp; rascal
  2. a Southern white who supported the Republicans during the Reconstruction: an opprobrious term used by Southern Democrats

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scalawag Synonyms

scalawag

n.

rogue, scoundrel, trickster, scamp; see rascal.