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scallywag en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈskælɪwæɡ/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Unknown.

Meanings

1. (UK, dated, derogatory) A disreputable fellow, a good-for-nothing, a scapegrace, a blackguard
2. (UK, informal) A badly behaved person, especially a child; a mischief-maker; a rascal
   • But Maore, a cheerful scallywag with a taste for the limelight, was made of more daring stuff. 2009, Michela Wrong, It’s Our Turn to Eat: The Story of a Kenyan Whistle Blower:

Forms

Deriveds

scally · scallywaggery