scalawaggery en · NOUN
Etymology
From scalawag + -ery.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The behaviour of a rascal.
Boyer's try at stinkerdom was his psychopathic persecution of Ingrid Bergman in Gaslight. The closest MacMurray came to undiluted scalawaggery was as the fall guy in Double Indemnity.
1948, The Saturday Evening Post (volume 220, part 4, page 29)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| scallawaggery | alternative | lexicographic |