scallawags
/ˈskæləwæɡz/
noun
- Plural of scallawag; people who behave badly or dishonestly, or white Southerners who cooperated with Reconstruction governments.
- The town was full of scallawags who caused trouble wherever they went.
- Historians debate the motivations of the scallawags during Reconstruction.
- The old sheriff had no patience for scallawags and locked them up quickly.