scamp
[ skamp ]
/ skæmp /
noun
an unscrupulous and often mischievous person; rascal; rogue; scalawag.
a playful, mischievous, or naughty young person; upstart.
a grouper, Mycteroperca phenax, of Florida: so called from its habit of stealing bait.
verb (used with object)
to do or perform in a hasty or careless manner: to scamp work.
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Origin of scamp
1775–85; obsolete scamp to travel about idly or for mischief, perhaps <obsolete Dutch schampen to be gone <Old French escamper to decamp
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British Dictionary definitions for scamp (1 of 2)
scamp1
/ (skæmp) /
noun
an idle mischievous person; rascal
a mischievous child
Derived forms of scamp
scampish, adjectiveWord Origin for scamp
C18: from scamp (vb) to be a highway robber, probably from Middle Dutch schampen to decamp, from Old French escamper, from es- ex- 1 + -camper, from Latin campus field
British Dictionary definitions for scamp (2 of 2)
Derived forms of scamp
scamper, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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