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scallywag

/'skælɪ,wæɡ/

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noun
one who is playfully mischievous
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imp monkey rapscallion rascal scalawag scamp

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kid minor nestling nipper youngster child fry small fry tiddler tike tyke shaver
noun
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
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knave rapscallion rascal rogue scalawag varlet

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villain scoundrel
noun
a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest)
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scalawag

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bad person

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