Scalawag

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Scalawag \Scal"a*wag\, n.
     A scamp; a scapegrace. [Spelt also {scallawag}.] [Slang,
     U.S.] --Bartlett.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  scalawag
       n 1: white Southerner supporting Reconstruction policies after
            the Civil War usually for self-interest [syn: {scallywag}]
       2: a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel [syn: {rogue}, {knave},
           {rascal}, {rapscallion}, {scallywag}, {varlet}]
       3: one who is playfully mischievous [syn: {imp}, {scamp}, {monkey},
           {rascal}, {rapscallion}, {scallywag}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  32 Moby Thesaurus words for "scalawag":
     balker, balky horse, blackguard, crock, crowbait, devil, dog,
     enfant terrible, garron, goat, hack, jade, jughead, knave, limb,
     mischief, nag, plug, precious rascal, rapscallion, rascal, roarer,
     rogue, rosinante, scamp, scoundrel, shyster, sneak, spalpeen,
     stiff, villain, whistler