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==English==
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===Alternative forms===
* {{alt|en|scallawag|scalliwag|scallywag|skalawag}}

===Etymology===
Of obscure origin, perhaps from the name of the Shetland village of [[Scalloway]] (from {{uder|en|non|Skálavágr}}), known for its dwarf ponies and dwarf cattle.

===Noun===
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# {{lb|en|pejorative}} A {{l|en|disreputable}} fellow, a {{l|en|good-for-nothing}}, a {{l|en|scapegrace}}, a {{l|en|blackguard}}.
# {{lb|en|informal}} A badly behaved person, especially a {{l|en|child}}; a {{l|en|mischief-maker}}; a {{l|en|rascal}}.
#* {{quote-av|en|author={{w|Ayo Edebiri}} & Shana Gohd|actor={{w|Matt Berry}}|role=Laszlo Cravensworth|episode={{w|Private School (What We Do in the Shadows)|Private School}}|title={{w|What We Do in the Shadows}}|url=https://www.hulu.com/watch/2bef7323-183b-4d87-af7b-56874c81b3a9|season=4|number=5|date=August 9, 2022|time=0:54|text=“This ruckus never seems to end.” (Colin laughing) “He's very loud, and unlike us, he does not sleep during the day.” “Nor does he sleep during the night.” “When does he sleep?” “I don't think he does.” (glass breaks) “Never a dull moment with that '''scalawag'''.” “I'm pretty sure he must be part demon.” “Nonsense. He's all boy.”}}
# {{lb|en|pejorative|archaic}} A [[scrawny]] cow.
# {{lb|en|pejorative|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 [[freedman|freedmen]] and the [[carpetbagger]]s in support of Republican Party policies.
#* {{RQ:Mitchell Gone with the Wind|page=803|passage=“And you, Hugh Elsing, I’m ashamed of you! What will your poor mother say? Drunk and out with a—a Yankee-loving '''Scallawag''' like Captain Butler!{{...}}”}}
# {{lb|en|Philippines|law enforcement|military}} [[rogue]] [[police]]; [[rogue]] [[military]] [[personnel]]

====Derived terms====
* {{l|en|scally}}, {{l|en|scallie}}

===References===
* {{R:Merriam-Webster}}
* [http://www.britannica.com/search?query=scalawag&submit=Find&source=MWTEXT Encyclopædia Britannica - scalawag]

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