Usually means: Dishonest person; originally disloyal Southerner.
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  1. scallawag: Merriam-Webster
  2. scallawag: Collins English Dictionary
  3. scallawag: Wordnik
  4. scallawag: Wiktionary
  5. scallawag: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  6. scallawag: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. scallawag: Dictionary.com
  8. Scallawag: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. scallawag: FreeDictionary.org
  10. scallawag: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. scallawag: Encyclopedia

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  1. scallawag: Green’s Dictionary of Slang

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▸ noun:  Alternative spelling of scalawag [(derogatory) A disreputable fellow, a good-for-nothing, a scapegrace, a blackguard.]

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scalliwag, scallawaggery, ramscallion, villiago, viliago, gollywog, scroag, Scaramouch, Scammel, skuggery, more...

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scalliwag, scallawaggery, ramscallion, villiago, viliago, gollywog, scroag, Scaramouch, Scammel, skuggery, more...



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