scallywag English

Meaning scallywag meaning

What does scallywag mean?

scallywag

— noun (= scalawag) a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest)

— noun (= rogue) a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel

— noun (= imp) one who is playfully mischievous

Synonyms scallywag synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as scallywag?

scallywag English » English

scalawag

rascal

rapscallion

scamp

monkey

varlet

rogue

knave

imp

trifler

swine

starveling

slyboots

scoundrel

roughneck

rat

puny creature

prankster

hoodlum

cut-up

crook

chiseller

cad