scallawags

/ˈskæləwæɡz/
noun
  1. 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.
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