SCALLYWAG meaning: Mischievous person causing playful trouble

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scallywag: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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scallywag: Green’s Dictionary of Slang

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▸ noun: (derogatory, dated, chiefly UK) A disreputable fellow, a good-for-nothing, a scapegrace, a blackguard
▸ noun: (informal, chiefly UK) A badly behaved person, especially a child; a mischief-maker; a rascal

Similar:

scalawag, rapscallion, scamp, rascal, rogue, knave, varlet, imp, monkey, scally, more...

Opposite:

upstanding citizen, law-abiding citizen

Types:

knave, rascal, rogue, varlet, villain, wretch, more...

Adjectives:

young, old, little, damn, dirtiest, merest, contemptible, hairy, veritable, disreputable, scandalous

Colors:

ocean blue, parrot green, more...

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