scalawag

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈskæləˌwæɡ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈskæləˌwæg/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(skal′ə wag′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
scal•a•wag /ˈskæləˌwæg/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a dishonest person;
    rascal.
  2. American Historya white Southerner who supported Republican policy during Reconstruction.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
scal•a•wag  (skal′ə wag′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a scamp;
    rascal.
  2. American History[U.S. Hist.]a native white Southerner who collaborated with the occupying forces during Reconstruction, often for personal gain. Also, scallywag;
     [esp. Brit.,] scallawag. 
  • origin, originally uncertain 1840–50, American.
scal′a•wag′ger•y, n. 
scal′a•wag′gy, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
scalawag /ˈskæləˌwæɡ/ n
  1. a variant of scallywag
'scalawag' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
scallywag - scallawag - scamp

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