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Word: Scallywag
Speech Type: Noun
mid 19th century: of unknown origin
ˈskalɪwaɡ
a person, typically a child, who behaves badly but in an amusingly mischievous rather than harmful way; a rascal
Short Definition:amusingly mischievous person
Examples:- that scallywag of a son of yours
a white Southerner who collaborated with northern Republicans during the post-Civil War reconstruction period.
Short Definition:white Southerner who collaborated with northern Republicans during post-Civil War reconstruction period
- scalawag
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