NOUN | person | scalawag, scallywag | a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest) |
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person | scalawag, rogue, knave, rascal, rapscallion, scallywag, varlet | a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel | |
person | scalawag, imp, scamp, monkey, rascal, rapscallion, scallywag | one who is playfully mischievous |
Meaning | A white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest). | |
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Synonym | scallywag | |
Broader | bad person | A person who does harm to others |
Spanish | scalawag |
Meaning | A deceitful and unreliable scoundrel. | |
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Synonyms | rogue, knave, rascal, rapscallion, scallywag, varlet | |
Broader | villain, scoundrel | A wicked or evil person |
Spanish | belitre, bellaco, bregante, bribón, canalla, golfante, granuja, malandrín, pícara, pícaro, pillo, sinverguenza | |
Catalan | bergant, brètol, truà |
Meaning | One who is playfully mischievous. | |
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Synonyms | imp, scamp, monkey, rascal, rapscallion, scallywag | |
Narrower | terror, brat, little terror, holy terror | A very troublesome child |
Broader | child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestling | A young person of either sex |
Spanish | bicho, diablillo, mocoso, pícaro, pillo | |
Catalan | diabló, entremaliat, mocós, pillet, trapella |
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