also scallawag, "disreputable fellow," 1848, American English, originally in trade union jargon, of uncertain origin; perhaps an alteration (by influence of wag "habitual joker") o [..]

White Southerners who worked for or supported the North during Reconstruction after the Civil War; a rascal.

A term used by some Southerners to describe Southern whites who joined the Republican Party during Reconstruction.

A Southerner who, during Reconstruction, showed himself or herself to be loyal to the federal government, and cooperated with the northern carpetbaggers.

(n) a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest)(n) a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel(n) one who is playfully mischievous

A worthless person or scamp.