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Scalawag

nounid 138444·updated May 18, 2026
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a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest)

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Variants

synonym
knavemonkeyscallywag
plural
Scalawags
possessive
Scalawag's
pluralpossessive
Scalawags'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary3 sensesview framework →
§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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