scallywag

English

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Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskælɪwæɡ/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

scallywag (plural scallywags)

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

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