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Scalawag

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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

polysemous

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Variants

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knavemonkeyscallywag
plural
Scalawags
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Scalawag's
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Scalawags'