WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
scallywag n 1: a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest) [syn: scalawag, scallywag] 2: a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel [syn: rogue, knave, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag, varlet] 3: one who is playfully mischievous [syn: imp, scamp, monkey, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag]