scallywag

scal·ly·wag

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [skal-ee-wag]
- /ˈskæl iˌwæg/
- /ˈskæl.i.wæɡ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [skal-ee-wag]
- /ˈskæl iˌwæg/

Definitions of scallywag word

abbreviation SCALLYWAG scalawag. 1
countable noun scallywag If you call a boy or a man a scallywag, you mean that he behaves badly but you like him, so you find it difficult to be really angry with him. 0
noun scallywag a scamp; rascal 0
noun scallywag (after the US Civil War) a White Southerner who supported the Republican Party and its policy of Black emancipation. Scallywags were viewed as traitors by their fellow Southerners 0
noun scallywag scalawag (sense 2) 0

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Parts of speech for Scallywag

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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scallywag popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for scallywag

noun scallywag

knave — an unprincipled, untrustworthy, or dishonest person.
lowlife — a despicable person, especially a degenerate or immoral person.
heel — a contemptibly dishonorable or irresponsible person: We all feel like heels for ducking out on you like this.
imp — a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
mischiefmaker — Alternative form of mischief-maker.

All 6 Synonyms of scallywag