scalawag
A disreputable fellow, a good-for-nothing, a scapegrace, a blackguardA disreputable fellow, a good-for-nothing, a scapegrace, a blackguard.
» Tom is such a scalawag.
Том такий пустун.
Meaning
5 senses(derogatory)A disreputable fellow, a good-for-nothing, a scapegrace, a blackguard.
(informal)A badly behaved person, especially a child; a mischief-maker; a rascal.
(Philippines)Rogue police; rogue military personnel
(archaic, derogatory)A scrawny cow.
(US, archaic, derogatory, historical)Any white Southerner who supported the federal plan of Reconstruction after the American Civil War or who joined with the black freedmen and the carpetbaggers in support of Republican Party policies.
a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest)
Examples
3 sentencesTom is such a scalawag.
Том такий пустун. — deniko
They called them scalawags.
deSie nannten sie Scalawags. — al_ex_an_der
Tom is a scalawag.
Origin
Of obscure origin, perhaps from the name of the Shetland village of Scalloway (from Old NoOf obscure origin, perhaps from the name of the Shetland village of Scalloway (from Old Norse Skálavágr), known for its dwarf ponies and dwarf cattle.
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