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

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

Kids Definition

scallywag

variant of scalawag