Difference between Scalawag and Scamp

What is the difference between Scalawag and Scamp?

Scalawag as a noun is any white southerner who supported the federal plan of reconstruction after the civil war or who joined with the black freedmen and the carpetbaggers in support of republican party policies. while Scamp as a noun is a rascal, swindler, or rogue; a ne'er-do-well.

Scalawag

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Any white Southerner who supported the federal plan of Reconstruction after the Civil War or who joined with the black freedmen and the carpetbaggers in support of Republican Party policies. A rascal.

Scamp

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A rascal, swindler, or rogue; a ne'er-do-well.A mischievous person, especially a playful, impish youngster.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To skimp; to do something in a skimpy or slipshod fashion.

We hope you now know whether to use Scalawag or Scamp in your sentence.

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