scalawaggery

scalawaggery
\\-gərē\ noun (-es)
Etymology: scalawag + -ery
: the conduct or doings of a scalawag

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  • scalawaggery — scal·a·wag·gery …   English syllables

  • scalawag — scalawaggery, n. scalawaggy, adj. /skal euh wag /, n. 1. a scamp; rascal. 2. U.S. Hist. a native white Southerner who collaborated with the occupying forces during Reconstruction, often for personal gain. Also, scallywag; esp. Brit., scallawag.… …   Universalium

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