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variants:
or scallywag
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a mean, evil, or unprincipled person
- a scalawag who had taken to begging on street corners while posing as a blind person
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“Scalawag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scalawag. Accessed 18 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of scalawag was circa 1848
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