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Definition of: scalawag
(skal′ə·wag) noun
1. Colloq. A worthless fellow; scamp.
2. U.S. A native Southern white who became or remained a Republican during the Reconstruction period: a contemptuous term used by Southern Democrats. Compare CARPETBAGGER. Also spelled scallawag, scallywag. [Origin uncertain]
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