Scalawag (Noun)
Meaning 1
One who is playfully mischievous.
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Nouns denoting people.
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Meaning 2
A deceitful and unreliable scoundrel.
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Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- He was such a scalawag, always swindling people out of their money.
- The company hired a scalawag to do some shady work, but eventually fired him when his methods were exposed.
- His behavior was typical of a scalawag, always looking for ways to cheat the system.
- No one knew the true extent of the politician's corrupt activities, but many suspected that he was a scalawag who would do anything to stay in power.
- The town was plagued by a scalawag who went around stealing people's livestock and selling them for personal profit.
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Meaning 3
A white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest).
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Nouns denoting people.