scallywag
/ˈskælɪwæɡ/
scallywag noun: a disreputable fellow, a good-for-nothing, a scapegrace, a blackguard.
Noun
scallywag (plural scallywags)
- A disreputable fellow, a good-for-nothing, a scapegrace, a blackguard
- A badly behaved person, especially a child; a mischief-maker; a rascal
- But Maore, a cheerful scallywag with a taste for the limelight, was made of more daring stuff.2009, Michela Wrong, It’s Our Turn to Eat: The Story of a Kenyan Whistle Blower
scallywag meaning in Tamil and Kannada
scallywag in Tamil
- அற்பன்
scallywag in Kannada
- ತುಂಟ, ತರಲೆವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ, ಕೀಟಲೆಗಾರ, ಪೋಕರಿ, ಪುಂಡ
Forms of scallywag
| plural | scallywags |
|---|---|
| alternative form | scalawag |
| alternative form | scalliwag |
Origin of scallywag
Unknown.
Words formed from scallywag
Questions about scallywag
- What does scallywag mean?
- Scallywag means a disreputable fellow, a good-for-nothing, a scapegrace, a blackguard.
- What is scallywag in Tamil?
- Scallywag in Tamil is அற்பன். See Scallywag meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is scallywag?
- Scallywag is a noun.
- How do you pronounce scallywag?
- Scallywag is pronounced /ˈskælɪwæɡ/.
- What is the plural of scallywag?
- The plural of scallywag is scallywags.
Words near scallywag in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: scallywag (page history and authors); scallywag (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); scallywag (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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