Meaning & use
scalawag
A mischievous or dishonest person, often used lightly to describe someone playfully disreputable.
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The little scalawag hid his sister's shoes just to see her search for them.
Historians use scalawag to describe white Southerners who supported Reconstruction after the Civil War.
A note on using this word
Scalawag can be a playful term for a mischievous person or a historical term with a specific meaning tied to the post-Civil War South.
Words with a similar meaning
rascalrogue
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