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Scamp

Scamp Meaning & Definition
Scamp Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Scamp?

[n] one who is playfully mischievous
[v] perform hastily and carelessly

Synonyms | Synonyms for Scamp: imp | monkey | rapscallion | rascal | scalawag | scallywag

Related Terms | Find terms related to Scamp:

See Also | brat | child | do | execute | fry | holy terror | kid | little terror | minor | nestling | nipper | perform | shaver | small fry | terror | tiddler | tike | tyke | youngster

Scamp In Webster's Dictionary

\Scamp\ (sk[a^]mp), n. [OF. escamper to run away, to make one's escape. Originally, one who runs away, a fugitive, a vagabond. See {Scamper}.] A rascal; a swindler; a rogue. --De Quincey.
\Scamp\, v. t. [Cf. {Scamp},n., or {Scant}, a., and {Skimp}.] To perform in a hasty, neglectful, or imperfect manner; to do superficially. [Colloq.] A workman is said to scamp his work when he does it in a superficial, dishonest manner. --Wedgwood. Much of the scamping and dawdling complained of is that of men in establishments of good repute. --T. Hughes.

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