scallywag

noun

scal·​ly·​wag

variant spelling of scalawag

1

: scamp, reprobate

2

: a white Southerner acting in support of the reconstruction governments after the American Civil War often for private gain

Examples of scallywag in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Ticketed experiences include a cannon battle aboard a tall ship, tours of the tall ships in port, a mermaid meet-and-greet and swim show, pirate school for scallywags and more. — Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 8 Sep. 2025

Giddy gratification and gory glimpses of the ocean predators are plentiful this year, as is some frightening and fascinating footage of the summer season’s seminal scallywag. — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 20 July 2025

In the 2005 and 2007 Fantastic Four movies, for instance, Chris Evans played the character as a skirt-chasing scallywag. — EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025

Soon, she and her fellow scallywags are enlisted in Kahlen’s cause as well. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2024

Suddenly, hundreds of strangers were responding to her tweets—Smith-Cameron is very active on Twitter—with effusive commentary about her onscreen flirtations with the much younger Roman Roy, the horny scallywag played by Kieran Culkin. — Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 15 Nov. 2021

Rhymes for scallywag

• bundestag
• saddlebag
• ag
• bag
• brag
• dag
• drag
• flag
• gag
• hag
• hagg
• lag

Kids Definition

scallywag

variant of scalawag