- scallywag
- scallywaga word of unknown origin, is normally spelt in this way in BrE, but in AmE other forms such as scalawag and scallawag are also used.
Modern English usage. 2014.
scallywag
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scallywag — (US also scalawag) ► NOUN informal ▪ a mischievous person; a rascal. ORIGIN of unknown origin … English terms dictionary
scallywag — ☆ scallywag [skal′ē wag΄, skal′əwag΄ ] n. 1. Informal a scamp; rascal 2. SCALAWAG (sense 2) … English World dictionary
scallywag — [[t]skæ̱liwæg[/t]] scallywags N COUNT 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. [INFORMAL, OLD FASHIONED] It s his idea of a joke, I suppose, the … English dictionary
scallywag — UK [ˈskælɪˌwæɡ] / US noun [countable] Word forms scallywag : singular scallywag plural scallywags informal old fashioned someone, especially a child, who behaves badly but who is difficult to dislike … English dictionary
scallywag — variant of scalawag … New Collegiate Dictionary
scallywag — /skal ee wag /, n. scalawag. * * * … Universalium
scallywag — noun /ˈskælɪwæɡ/ A rascal … Wiktionary
Scallywag — rascal … Dictionary of Australian slang
scallywag — Australian Slang rascal … English dialects glossary
scallywag — scal|ly|wag [ˈskæliwæg] n especially BrE also scalawag AmE old fashioned a child who causes trouble but not in a serious way used when you are not angry with them … Dictionary of contemporary English
