scallywag
scallywag · scallywags
мавпа
обезьяна
Affe, Äffin
A disreputable fellow, a good-for-nothing, a scapegrace, a blackguardA disreputable fellow, a good-for-nothing, a scapegrace, a blackguard
/ˈskælɪwæɡ/
» Tom was such a scallywag as a kid.
У дитинстві Том був таким бешкетником!
Meaning
2 senses(UK, dated, derogatory)A disreputable fellow, a good-for-nothing, a scapegrace, a blackguard
(UK, informal)A badly behaved person, especially a child; a mischief-maker; a rascal
More definitions
- a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest)
- a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
- one who is playfully mischievous
Examples
4 sentencesTom was such a scallywag as a kid.
У дитинстві Том був таким бешкетником!
You're a scallywag!
Ах ти ж бешкетнику!
deDu bist ein Lausbub!
They called them scallywags.
deSie nannten sie Gesindel.
Well, he's a right scallywag.
deEr ist eben eine große Flasche.