Participant626 wrote:
According to Google Gemini:
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"Scalawag" was a derogatory term used after the American Civil War to describe white Southerners who supported the Reconstruction policies and the Republican Party. This term was used by those who opposed Reconstruction.

What a lazy, incomplete definition!

Before it was politicised, "
The term "scallywag" has its roots in 19th-century America, particularly in the Southern United States, and it was often used to describe a person, typically a child or a young person, who was mischievous or playful in a somewhat cheeky or impudent way. The term can convey a sense of affectionate disapproval rather than outright condemnation."
Bottom of the class for you, scamp.