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Mr. Tom Posted 6 years ago
Vocabulary

Scallywag or Scalawag

Hi

Would you say that these words are common in everyday English?

(meaning = a child who behaves badly)

Scallywag

Scalawag

Scamp

Thanks,

Tom

  

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Scallywag Scalawag Scamp The first two seem very old-fashioned to me. #3 also, but a little less.

— Clive

  • Scallywag Scalawag Scamp The first two seem very old-fashioned to me.
  • #3 also, but a little less.
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Scallywag

Scalawag

Scamp

The first two seem very old-fashioned to me. #3 also, but a little less.

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Scallywag is British, scalawag is American. The words were used earlier in the 20th century, not much after 1960.

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