Scalawag
nounid
138444·updated May 18, 2026verified
a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest)
polysemous
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unclassified
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unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- knavemonkeyscallywag
- plural
- Scalawags
- possessive
- Scalawag's
- pluralpossessive
- Scalawags'
Framework definitions
- §1
- one who is playfully mischievous
- §2
- a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
- §3
- a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest)
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