scalawag

Meanings

• noun

  A scalawag is a disreputable or unprincipled person.

  - "He was a scalawag who always cheated in card games."
  - "The scalawags in the old western town caused trouble for the residents."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with scalawag
hag , drag , flag , mag

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Variants

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scalawag , scalawags , scallywag , scallywags

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Etymology

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The origin of the word 'scalawag' is uncertain, but it is believed to have originated in the Southern United States in the 19th century.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'scalawag' was also used in the late 1800s to refer to a type of horse that was small, weak, and unproductive.

2. The word 'scalawag' has been used in various forms of literature, including Mark Twain's 'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' and Stephen Crane's 'The Red Badge of Courage'.

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Related Concepts

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1. redeemers: A group of white Democrats who regained control of state governments in the South during the Reconstruction era, often through violent means.

2. Jim Crow laws: Laws enacted in the Southern United States between 1877 and 1965 that legalized racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans.

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Culture

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In American history, the term 'scalawag' was used to refer to white Southerners who supported the Reconstruction governments after the Civil War and opposed the Ku Klux Klan and other white supremacist groups.

How to Memorize "scalawag"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a disreputable person with a sly smile and a shifty look in his eyes.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'scalawag' with deceit, trickery, and unprincipled behavior.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Sly and Cunning, Always Lying and Agreeing' to remember the meaning of 'scalawag'.

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