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scallywaggery

scallywaggery noun: the behaviour of a scallywag.

Noun

scallywaggery (uncountable)

  1. The behaviour of a scallywag.

Origin of scallywaggery

From scallywag + -ery.

Questions about scallywaggery

What does scallywaggery mean?
Scallywaggery means the behaviour of a scallywag.
What part of speech is scallywaggery?
Scallywaggery is a noun.

Words near scallywaggery in the dictionary

  1. scallopwise
  2. scalls
  3. scally
  4. Scallys
  5. scallywag
  6. scallywaggery
  7. scallywags
  8. scalma
  9. scalogram
  10. scalograms
  11. scalographic

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