Hyphenation of scalawag

Are you trying to hyphenate scalawag? Unfortunately it cannot be hyphenated because it only contains one syllable.

scalawag

Definitions of scalawag:

1.	A white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest)
2.	A deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
3.	One who is playfully mischievous

Synonyms of scalawag:

noun	scallywag, bad person
noun	rogue, knave, rascal, rapscallion, scallywag, varlet, villain, scoundrel
noun	imp, scamp, monkey, rascal, rapscallion, scallywag, child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestling

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