Scalawag - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈskæləˌwæɡ|  American pronunciation of the word scalawag
Brit.  |ˈskælɪwæɡ|  British pronunciation of the word scalawag

noun

- a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest) (syn: scallywag)
- a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel (syn: knave, rapscallion, rascal, rogue, scallywag)
- one who is playfully mischievous (syn: imp, monkey, rapscallion, rascal, scallywag, scamp)

Extra examples

...a scalawag who had taken to begging on street corners while posing as a blind person...

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