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Scallywag

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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unclassified

Variants

synonym
knavemonkeyscalawag
plural
Scallywags
possessive
Scallywag's
pluralpossessive
Scallywags'