SCALLYWAG / SCALAWAG Definition
SCALLYWAG / SCALAWAG means scamp, rascal, or rogue; an amusingly mischievous child.
The word “SCALLYWAG” / SCALAWAG - very variably spelled - appeared first in the US. It was applied to undersized or ill-formed cattle, or to some disreputable person. After the Civil War, it became a term of abuse specifically aimed at those white Southerners […]
