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scallywag
[ skal-ee-wag ]
scallywag
/ ˈ²õ°ìæ±ôɪˌ·Éæɡ /
noun
- informal.a scamp; rascal
- (after the US Civil War) a White Southerner who supported the Republican Party and its policy of Black emancipation. Scallywags were viewed as traitors by their fellow Southerners
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of scallywag1
Example Sentences
“He was very mischievous, a real scallywag, but such great fun, we miss him everydayâ€, she said.
“I suppose I should go and break my fast before Cook gives away my portion to that scallywag son of hers, Leo!â€
“You’ll do nothing of the sort! You young scallywag, I could give you a ten-second start and still beat you to the top of the wall! D’you want to try me?â€
“Little scallywags. And where were they after all?â€
And now at Center Theatre, another gang of scallywags is on the rampage in Book-It Repertory Theatre’s faithful, fiery and heartily entertaining new version of the prototypical pirate yarn, Robert Louis Stevenson’s “Treasure Island.â€
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