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scallywag

noun

One who is playfully mischievous

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Word length
9
Starts with
S
Ends with
G
Contains
CA
Scrabble score
18

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ˈskælɪwæɡ

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noun

  1. One who is playfully mischievous

noun

  1. A deceitful and unreliable scoundrel

noun

  1. A white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest)

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