scalawag Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest)
    scallywag.
  2. noun a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
    varlet; rascal; rapscallion; scallywag; rogue; knave.
  3. noun one who is playfully mischievous
    monkey; rascal; rapscallion; scallywag; imp; scamp.

WordNet

Scal"a*wag noun
Definitions
  1. A scamp; a scapegrace. Spelt also scallawag. Slang, U.S. Bartlett.

Webster 1913