| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| scalawag |
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| SYLLABICATION: | scal·a·wag |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  sk l  -wg |
| VARIANT FORMS: | also scal·ly·wag (skl -) |
| NOUN: | 1. Informal A reprobate; a rascal. 2. A white Southerner working for or supporting the federal government during Reconstruction. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Origin unknown.
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