English

Alternative forms

• scallawag, scalliwag, scallywag

Noun

scalawag ‎(plural scalawags)

1. (pejorative, archaic) A scrawny cow.
2. (pejorative, archaic) A rascal.
3. (pejorative, US, archaic or historical) Any white Southerner who supported the federal plan of Reconstruction after the American Civil War or who joined with the black freedmen and the carpetbaggers in support of Republican Party policies.

Derived terms

• scally, scallie

References

• scalawag at Merriam Webster Online
• Encylcopedia Britanica - scalawag