scallywag
pronunciation
How to pronounce scallywag in British English:
UK [ˈskæliwæg]
How to pronounce scallywag in American English:
US [ˈskæliˌwæɡ]
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- Noun:
- white Southerner supporting Reconstruction policies after the Civil War usually for self-interest
- a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
- one who is playfully mischievous
Word Origin
Example
- 1. He was a bloody pirate , a scallywag .
- 2. Now I have a stamp reading ' reformed scallywag ' on my forehead .
- 3. He 's a real scallywag and always getting into mischief .
- 4. Get back into bed immediately , you young scallywag !
- 5. " The little scallywag , " said the headmaster . " I 'll bet it was him all the time . "