Scamp

Usage examples of scalawag.

Creed, who was nine, was holding his pet raccoon Scalawag in his arms, wrapped in an old shirt.

As soon as it was safe, Hannah opened her desk and lifted Scalawag into her arms.

I may be considered a scalawag by some, but my manners are impeccable.

I ran off to sea soon after they were married, like the young scalawag I was.

George was a real nice fellow, though he was a scalawag for mischief, and some said he had a liking for a glass even then.

He could not read the heavy broadsides and newspapers on whether this or that political scalawag should be voted out or how this or that party or state legislature had cried secession or conciliation.

And that part of the State Militia still made up of local white men can be trusted to defend our Carpetbagger, Scalawag, Negro government even less than the army can.

Who in the hell is this female scalawag gone try shake some money out of my tree?

This was apparently in the nature of a scalawag toast, for the six scoundrels guzzled their pots in unison, Shelyid joining in, with a ravenous fervor which, it can hardly be doubted, caused the angels to ring the dome of heaven with a united peal of outrage.

Regardless of the turn affairs had taken the energy of the carpet-baggers and scalawags fagged not a moment.

She never says a harsh word about another woman, and if she likes to card us poor scalawags of men down I reckon our tough old hides can stand it.

Those two were a couple of scalawags, but he did love them both very dearly.

That bunch of Carpetbaggers and Scalawags in Vicksburg were ruining the State for fair.

Northern Carpetbaggers, the Southern Scalawags, and the ignorant black ex-field hands who now called themselves legislators.

This was apparently something in the way of a ruffianly toast, for the six scalawags raised their teacups in unison, pinkies politely extended like so many small logs, and slurped noisily.