Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scalawaggery

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: scalawag-gery
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The behaviour of a rascal.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Boyer's try at stinkerdom was his psychopathic persecution of Ingrid Bergman in Gaslight. The closest MacMurray came to undiluted scalawaggery was as the fall guy in Double Indemnity."

Etymology

From scalawag + -ery.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: scalawag

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

scallawaggery (alternative)

Questions

What does scalawaggery mean?: The behaviour of a rascal.
Where does scalawaggery come from?: From scalawag + -ery.

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