Is It Blackguard or Blaggard?

As nouns the difference between blaggard and blackguard
is that blaggard is (dated) a scoundrel; an unprincipled contemptible person; an untrustworthy person usually, only used to refer to a male person while blackguard is (dated) a scoundrel; an unprincipled contemptible person; an untrustworthy person.

Is Blaggard a word?

(dated) A scoundrel; an unprincipled contemptible person; an untrustworthy person. Usually, only used to refer to a male person.

Where does the word Blaggard come from?

Blackguard, n. Pronounced 'blaggard', this word has its origins in the earliest days of Hiberno-English, and like a lot of words which are still used in Ireland it probably came from the days of colonial rule by Britain originally.

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