scallywag (n.)

  1. a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest)

    [ Syn: scalawag ]

  2. a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel

    [ Syn: rogue , knave , rascal , rapscallion , scalawag , varlet ]

  3. one who is playfully mischievous

    [ Syn: imp , scamp , monkey , rascal , rapscallion , scalawag ]

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