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scallywag::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | scalawag |
| Type of | bad person |
Examples of scallywag
scallywag
It is time for this scallywag Moroun and his marauders to set sail.
From the freep.com
Scallywag magazine was published in London between 1991 and 1995.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Scallywag owners have come and gone, and only a band of enthusiasts has secured the continuity of the name.
From the telegraph.co.uk
A scallywag in tattered boots and a squashed felt hat, Antony Sher's Wilhelm Voigt sounds briefly like an impassioned revolutionary.
From the independent.co.uk
Scallywag finished out of the money.
From the time.com
The characters of the novel speak a hybrid patois of English, Hindi, Chinese, several African languages and general seafaring scallywag talk.
From the dallasnews.com
Nelson is a rascal, a scallywag, a man you wouldn't trust with your nan's handbag but would readily let talk you out of a fiver for a bag of chips.
From the metro.co.uk
The Octavia VRS is often used by the boys in blue as a rapid-response vehicle whether it's chasing scallywag joy-riders or stopping speeders on the motorway.
From the cars.uk.msn.com
I think Big Man's saving grace was the fact he politely asked the train conductor if he wanted assistance by throwing the scallywag off prior to getting physical.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Scalawag: a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest)
- Rogue: a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
- Imp: one who is playfully mischievous
- Scallie or Scally, is originally short for Scallywag, but is now most-often used in the context of a slang term for a hooligan youth subculture, similar to "chav", but with different origins. It describes mostly young, "dole class" people.
- Scallywag magazine was published in London between 1991 and 1994. It sought to publish controversial journalism which other satirical and investigative publications (such as Private Eye) would not publish due to fear of litigation. It was founded and edited by Simon Regan.
- A rascal
- Mild insult akin to rapscallion or rogue
- A villanious or bothersome person
- A bad person. A scoundrel.
