'The young scalliwag took my coin purse he did!'
A scalawag is a person who behaves badly or dishonestly.
Get Back here, You SCAlAWAG!
Did you know that Scalawags was a name for Southern Whites who supported reconstruction after the Civil War. As a derogatory term it refers to a rascal or a worthless fellow. So if you want to be constructively critical of someone, although you should not be, a sentence can be short and sweet ' I think you are a scalawag'
(A scalawag was a US southerner who supported the policies of Reconstruction after the Civil War.)"It was not unusual for a scalawag to be run out of town by the families of Confederate veterans.""A scalawag was usually out to gain money or power by supporting the actions of the carpetbaggers from the North."
The cast of The Scalawag - 1912 includes: Jack Conway as Lem - the Scalawag
Scalawag - 1973 is rated/received certificates of: USA:G
no
a deceitful and unreliable person
Southerners who supported the government for their own gain.
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The term "corruption" generally refers to unethical or illegal behavior, while "scalawag" historically referred to white southern Republicans who supported Reconstruction efforts after the Civil War. In the context of Reconstruction, some scalawags were accused of engaging in corrupt practices to further their political goals, leading to a connection between the terms in relation to political misconduct.