scallywags

Noun

• a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest)
• a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
• one who is playfully mischievous
• plural of scallywag

Synonyms

imp, knave, monkey, rapscallion, rascal, rogue, scalawag, scallywag, scamp, varlet