scallywag /ˈskælɪwæɡ/ noun2 •(UK, informal) A badly behaved person, especially a child; a mischief-maker; a rascalBut Maore, a cheerful scallywag with a taste for the limelight, was made of more daring stuff. — 2009 •(disapproving, old-fashioned) A disreputable fellow, a good-for-nothing, a scapegrace, a blackguard formsscallywags