scalawag
Plural: scalawags
Noun
- A mischievous, unprincipled, or worthless person; a rascal.
- a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest)
- a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
- one who is playfully mischievous
- A disreputable fellow, a good-for-nothing, a scapegrace, a blackguard.
- A badly behaved person, especially a child; a mischief-maker; a rascal.
- A scrawny cow.
- Any white Southerner who supported the federal plan of Reconstruction after the American Civil War or who joined with the black freedmen and the carpetbaggers in support of Republican Party policies.
- rogue police; rogue military personnel
Examples
- He called his opponent a SCALAWAG for using a questionable two-letter word.
Origin / Etymology
Of obscure origin, perhaps from the name of the Shetland village of Scalloway (from Old Norse Skálavágr), known for its dwarf ponies and dwarf cattle.
Scrabble Score: 14
scalawag: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordscalawag: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
scalawag: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 17
scalawag: valid Words With Friends Word