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scallywag

[ skal-ee-wag ]

noun

  1. a variant of scalawag.


scallywag

/ ˈæɪˌæɡ /

noun

  1. informal.
    a scamp; rascal
  2. (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
“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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of scallywag1

C19: (originally undersized animal) of uncertain origin
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Example Sentences

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“He was very mischievous, a real scallywag, but such great fun, we miss him everyday”, she said.

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“I suppose I should go and break my fast before Cook gives away my portion to that scallywag son of hers, Leo!”

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“You’ll do nothing of the sort! You young scallywag, I could give you a ten-second start and still beat you to the top of the wall! D’you want to try me?”

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“Little scallywags. And where were they after all?”

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And now at Center Theatre, another gang of scallywags is on the rampage in Book-It Repertory Theatre’s faithful, fiery and heartily entertaining new version of the prototypical pirate yarn, Robert Louis Stevenson’s “Treasure Island.”

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