Associations to the word «Scallywag»

Wiktionary

SCALLYWAG, noun. Alternative spelling of scalawag

Dictionary definition

SCALLYWAG, noun. A white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest).
SCALLYWAG, noun. A deceitful and unreliable scoundrel.
SCALLYWAG, noun. One who is playfully mischievous.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras