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fry vs scallywag

scallywag vs fry

fry and scallywag both are nouns.

fry is a verb but scallywag is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fry Yes No Yes No
scallywag Yes No No No
As nouns, scallywag is a hyponym of fry; that is, scallywag is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fry:
  • fry: a young person of either sex
  • scallywag: one who is playfully mischievous
Other hyponyms of fry include bairn, buster, changeling, child prodigy, infant prodigy, wonder child, foster-child, foster child, fosterling, imp, monkey, rapscallion, rascal, scalawag, scamp, kiddie, kiddy, orphan, peanut, picaninny, piccaninny, pickaninny, poster child, kindergartener, kindergartner, preschooler, silly, sprog, bambino, toddler, tot, yearling, urchin, street child, waif.
fry (noun) scallywag (noun)
a young person of either sex one who is playfully mischievous
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest)
fry (verb) scallywag (verb)
cook in hot fat or oil
kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair
be excessively hot
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