Associations to the word «Scallywag»
Wiktionary
SCALLYWAG, noun. Alternative spelling of scalawag
Dictionary definition
SCALLYWAG, noun. A white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest).
SCALLYWAG, noun. A deceitful and unreliable scoundrel.
SCALLYWAG, noun. One who is playfully mischievous.
Wise words
The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as
effective as a rightly timed pause.