Definitions for scalawagˈskæl əˌwæg

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

scal•a•wagˈskæl əˌwæg(n.)

  1. a scamp; rascal.

  2. a white Southerner who supported Republican policy during Reconstruction, often for personal gain.

    Category: American History

Origin of scalawag:

1840–50, Amer.; orig. uncert.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. scalawag, scallywag(noun)

    a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest)

  2. rogue, knave, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag, varlet(noun)

    a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel

  3. imp, scamp, monkey, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag(noun)

    one who is playfully mischievous

Wiktionary

  1. scalawag(Noun)

    Any white Southerner who supported the federal plan of Reconstruction after the Civil War or who joined with the black freedmen and the carpetbaggers in support of Republican Party policies.

  2. scalawag(Noun)

    A rascal.

  3. Origin: Of origin, "scalawag" refers to a "rascal" and is probably from sgalog a labourer.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Scalawag(noun)

    a scamp; a scapegrace


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