Definition of scalawag Scalawag
scal•a•wag
We found 7 definitions of scalawag from 5 different sources.
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What does scalawag mean?
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NounPlural: scalawags |
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| scalawag - a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest) | ||
| scallywag | ||
| scalawag - one who is playfully mischievous | ||
| imp, scamp, monkey, rascal, rapscallion, scallywag | ||
| youngster, minor, tiddler, tike, nestling, nipper, small fry, tyke, shaver, fry, child, kid young bird not yet fledged | ||
| scalawag - a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel | ||
| rogue, knave, rascal, rapscallion, scallywag, varlet | ||
| scoundrel, villain a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately | ||
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Wiktionary 
- scalawag (Noun)
Any white Southerner who supported the federal plan of Reconstruction after the Civil War or who joined with the black freedmen and the carpetbaggers in support of Republican Party policies.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- scalawag (n.)
A scamp; a scapegrace.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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scalawag
Scallawag, skal′a-wag, n. an undersized animal of little value: a scamp: a native Southern Republican, as opposed to a carpet-bagger, during the period of reconstruction after the American Civil War. [From Scalloway in the Shetland Islands, in allusion to its small cattle.]
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🔤- scalawag, noun, singular of scalawags.
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