scallywag
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scallywag — a 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
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 — 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
