"scalawag" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: scalawags [plural]
Etymology: Of obscure origin, perhaps from the name of the Shetland village of Scalloway (from Old Norse Skálavágr), known for its dwarf ponies and dwarf cattle. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|non|Skálavágr}} Old Norse Skálavágr Head templates: {{en-noun}} scalawag (plural scalawags)
  1. (derogatory) A disreputable fellow, a good-for-nothing, a scapegrace, a blackguard. Tags: derogatory
    Sense id: en-scalawag-en-noun-7m-dWk03
  2. (informal) A badly-behaved person, especially a child; a mischief-maker; a rascal. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-scalawag-en-noun-aaF-e8DU
  3. (derogatory, archaic) A scrawny cow. Tags: archaic, derogatory
    Sense id: en-scalawag-en-noun-DUYkfDco
  4. (derogatory, US, archaic or historical) 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. Tags: US, derogatory Categories (topical): People Categories (lifeform): Cattle
    Sense id: en-scalawag-en-noun-DzqKDZnl Disambiguation of People: 23 24 0 53 Disambiguation of Cattle: 14 13 18 55 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 16 15 55 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 13 18 12 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: scallawag, scalliwag, scallywag, skalawag Derived forms: scally, scallie

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