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Date: 1900-2000
Origin: scallywag

scally

 noun
     
scal‧ly plural scallies [countable] British English spoken
someone who causes trouble - often used humorously [= scallywag]:
—scally adjective [only before noun]
just some little scally kid
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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