Noun scallywag has 3 senses
- scalawag, scallywag - white Southerner supporting Reconstruction policies after the Civil War usually for self-interest
--1 is a kind of bad person
- rogue, knave, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag, varlet - a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
--2 is a kind of villain, scoundrel
- imp, scamp, monkey, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag - one who is playfully mischievous
--3 is a kind of child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestling
--3 has particulars: terror, brat, little terror, holy terror
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