The Collaborative International Dictionary
Scalawag \Scal"a*wag\, n.
A scamp; a scapegrace. [Spelt also scallawag.] [Slang,
U.S.]
--Bartlett.
Wiktionary
n. (alternative spelling of scalawag English)
Usage examples of "scallawag".
He seemed to be even deferring to this aged scallawag of a chief, as though he were some one of importance.
These Breeds and scallawag Indians were no less to him for their color, or their morals.
And he had not abandoned anyone who wanted to come with him, even paying off those scallawag new indentured servants who stayed behind, reckoning they could claim to be the same as time-expired and ask for the lump sum.
But if you’d been there much, you’d know there’s a mighty rough bunch of Scallawags and Republicans and Carpetbaggers been runnin’ things recently.
The scallawags you’re always keeping an eye on and have on a short leash.
That damned bunch of scallawags is whipped to a frenzy and in no mood to be preached at.