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HOME | Definition of scalawag (SCALAWAG, Scalawag)


    Scalawag \Scal"a*wag\, n.
    A scamp; a scapegrace. [Spelt also scallawag.] [Slang,
    U.S.] --Bartlett.
    [1913 Webster]

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48


    scalawag
    n 1: white Southerner supporting Reconstruction policies after
    the Civil War usually for self-interest [syn: scallywag]
    2: a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel [syn: rogue, knave,
    rascal, rapscallion, scallywag, varlet]
    3: one who is playfully mischievous [syn: imp, scamp, monkey,
    rascal, rapscallion, scallywag]

    WordNet (r) 2.0


    32 Moby Thesaurus words for "scalawag":
    balker, balky horse, blackguard, crock, crowbait, devil, dog,
    enfant terrible, garron, goat, hack, jade, jughead, knave, limb,
    mischief, nag, plug, precious rascal, rapscallion, rascal, roarer,
    rogue, rosinante, scamp, scoundrel, shyster, sneak, spalpeen,
    stiff, villain, whistler

    Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0




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