Scalawag

Word SCALAWAG
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Hyphenation scal a wag
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Definitions and meanings of "Scalawag"

What do we mean by scalawag?

A reprobate; a rascal. noun

A white Southerner working for or supporting the federal government during Reconstruction. noun

An under-sized, scraggy, or ill-fed animal of little value. noun

A worthless, good-for-nothing, or contemptible fellow; a scamp; a scapegrace. noun

A scamp; a scapegrace. 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. noun

A rascal. Alternative spelling of scallywag. noun

One who is playfully mischievous noun

A deceitful and unreliable scoundrel noun

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

A scrawny cow.

A rascal.

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.

Term first coined in the late 1800s by Southerners who had Northerners exploit the cheap land during the Reconstruction. Also known as carpetbaggers. Most recently, it is used to describe Northerners who buy cheap land from Southern coastal towns, develop the area, and then resell the land for a much higher price. Urban Dictionary

Primarily white people that were in support of the union between the north and the confederate south. Urban Dictionary

A scumbag and a traitor. First used during the reconstruction era South for White Southerners who supported the Carpet Baggers. Urban Dictionary

1) A rascal. 2) Word used by Strong Bad at the end of his little song about the difference between "its" and "it's". Urban Dictionary

A maritime whore; hangs out in ports waiting for sailors. Urban Dictionary

A woman of free sexual behavior. Urban Dictionary

A very nice girl Urban Dictionary

Terrible weed. Brown or twiggy. Won't get you high but you can try Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Scalawag

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The word "scalawag" in example sentences

The scalawag was the native white man who made up the middle class of the South; the planter above, the Negro below. ❋ George Washington Williams (N/A)

A scalawag was a Southerner who deserted his political affiliations for the spoils of the Republican party. ❋ Unknown (1900)

But certain it is that the enemy - authorities and 'scalawag' - friends, who now cruelly oppress the whites and elevate the negro over us - are hated as the ravaging armies never were, and a true union seems farther off than ever. " ❋ Unknown (1901)

A "scalawag" if as a Southern born man he votes with the Republicans; a "carpet-bagger" if he comes from the North, no matter how he votes. ❋ Various (N/A)

States of America after the war and during the period of reconstruction, he would have been designated, in the picturesque slang of the period, as a "scalawag"; for he not only deserted Napoleon in his final defeat and deepest woe, but joined his enemies, took office from the victors, perverted his public trust to private gain, and ended his career dishonored in the estimation of all true men. ❋ Unknown (1904)

A "scalawag" was any Southern white who allied himself politically with the negroes, and a "carpet-bagger" was a Northern adventurer, for whose worldly goods a gripsack sufficed, -- or, in general, any Northerner whatever. ❋ George Spring Merriam (1878)

During that era, the term "scalawag" was used to refer to white Southerners who supported the federal government's actions in the region. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Enna shot a fierce glance at him, muttering "scalawag," half under her breath, while his old father said testily, "Horace, you speak too strongly. ❋ Martha Finley (1868)

“What are you prattling on about, you chatty old scalawag?” ❋ Alix Rickloff (2011)

You discover the words, “whippersnapper,” “scalawag” and “by-cracky” creeping into your vocabulary. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The Pirate King be more honest than any scalawag desk jockey. ❋ Unknown (2009)

For every woman searching for the perfect scalawag in her life, look no further than Sea Captain Date. ❋ Melissa Bell (2011)

What we can be sure of, however, is that if Berryville's Town Square scalawag is barred from evangelizing -- there is talk of doing so -- his cause will be picked up by rightwing bloggers describing his disbarment as one more example of the "Cultural War" against conservatives in general and religion in particular. ❋ Daniel Krotz (2011)

There was a scalawag on the Town Square in Berryville, Arkansas, last week recruiting members for a church whose main purpose is to rescue Catholics, Methodists, and other pseudo Christians from the clutches of the Great Whore of Babylon (Catholics), Communist inspired agent-Bishops (Methodists), and feminist church leaders (you know who you are). ❋ Daniel Krotz (2011)

"Pumped three bullets into the scalawag of a lieutenant —" ❋ Unknown (2010)

Also slated for this issue are short stories by Poppy Z. Brite, recent Campbell Award-winner Mary Robinette Kowal, a long novella length audio by Alastair Reynolds, as well as another entry in the ongoing adventures of our favorite scalawag, Lucifer Jones, courtesy of Mike Resnick. ❋ Unknown (2008)

An IM to *eveningstar* from someone named scalawag. ❋ BARBARA DEE (2010)

Those [damn] scalawags are [taking] over [Florida]! ❋ Crazy Guy (2004)

[Theym] [daymn] scalawags, we wants to keeps our slaves and sisters in our beds. -Robert [E. Lee] ❋ Zoddtheimmortall (2006)

"You're nothing but [a dirty] [scalawag]", said [Henry]. ❋ OneBadAsp (2006)

If you want it to be [possessive], it's just "ITS." But, if it's supposed to be a [contraction] then it's "I-T-apostrophe-S," [scalawag]. ❋ Johnny Rocketfingers (2003)

[That chick] [Tammy's] a real [scalawag]. ❋ Archangel John (2003)

That [scalawag] [took] [the whole 9]. ❋ Anonymous (2003)

"[yo], you just out the penetentiary? that [tammy] is a [scalawag]." ❋ Anonymous (2003)

I just have some [scalawag] right now, but you can [smoke it] [if you want] to. ❋ Killer_money (2021)

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