scamp

[ skamp ]

/ skæmp /

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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.

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

OTHER WORDS FROM scamp

scamper, nounscamp·ing·ly, adverbscampish, adjectivescamp·ish·ly, adverb

scamp·ish·ness, nounun·scamped, adjective

Words nearby scamp

Scamander, scambaiting, scamillus, scammer, scammony, scamp, scamper, scampi, scamster, scamto, scan

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Example sentences from the Web for scamp

Fortnum is well behaved, but Mason appears to be a little more of a scamp.
Penis Beakers and Constipated Dolls: What Mothers REALLY Want To Know|Tom Sykes|October 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Ben knew the scamp on the instant, from the description given him, and the sight of the flying rascal told him the truth.
The Telegraph Messenger Boy|Edward S. Ellis
Ah, you're just as bad as the students themselves in your fondness for that scamp!
Frank Merriwell's Return to Yale|Burt L. Standish
Here was the scamp who had diddled Rochester out of the coal mine, the father of the woman who had diddled him out of thousands.
The Man Who Lost Himself|H. De Vere Stacpoole

Well, there's somebody that loves you more than Scamp, that I know.
Hetty Gray|Rosa Mulholland
I knew well that I was what the world calls a scamp, and I knew also that I had got little good out of the fact.
The Autobiography of a Quack And The Case Of George Dedlow|S. Weir Mitchell

British Dictionary definitions for scamp (1 of 2)

scamp¹

/ (skæmp) /

noun

an idle mischievous person; rascal

a mischievous child

Derived forms of scamp

scampish, adjective

Word 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)

scamp²

/ (skæmp) /

verb

a less common word for skimp

Derived forms of scamp

scamper, noun

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单词	scamp
释义	scamp [ skamp ] / skæmp / SEE SYNONYMS FOR scamp ON THESAURUS.COM 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. 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 OTHER WORDS FROM scamp scamper, nounscamp·ing·ly, adverbscampish, adjectivescamp·ish·ly, adverb scamp·ish·ness, nounun·scamped, adjective Words nearby scamp Scamander, scambaiting, scamillus, scammer, scammony, scamp, scamper, scampi, scamster, scamto, scan Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for scamp Fortnum is well behaved, but Mason appears to be a little more of a scamp. Penis Beakers and Constipated Dolls: What Mothers REALLY Want To Know\|Tom Sykes\|October 11, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Ben knew the scamp on the instant, from the description given him, and the sight of the flying rascal told him the truth. The Telegraph Messenger Boy\|Edward S. Ellis Ah, you're just as bad as the students themselves in your fondness for that scamp! Frank Merriwell's Return to Yale\|Burt L. Standish Here was the scamp who had diddled Rochester out of the coal mine, the father of the woman who had diddled him out of thousands. The Man Who Lost Himself\|H. De Vere Stacpoole Well, there's somebody that loves you more than Scamp, that I know. Hetty Gray\|Rosa Mulholland I knew well that I was what the world calls a scamp, and I knew also that I had got little good out of the fact. The Autobiography of a Quack And The Case Of George Dedlow\|S. Weir Mitchell British Dictionary definitions for scamp (1 of 2) scamp¹ / (skæmp) / noun an idle mischievous person; rascal a mischievous child Derived forms of scamp scampish, adjective Word 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) scamp² / (skæmp) / verb a less common word for skimp Derived forms of scamp scamper, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to scamp liar, cheat, ruffian, villain, troublemaker, delinquent, mischief-maker, scoundrel, reprobate, hooligan, sneak, rogue, scalawag, shyster, fraud, trickster, rowdy, swindler, cheater, prankster
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scamp

noun

verb (used with object)

Origin of scamp

OTHER WORDS FROM scamp

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Example sentences from the Web for scamp

British Dictionary definitions for scamp (1 of 2)

noun

Derived forms of scamp

Word Origin for scamp

British Dictionary definitions for scamp (2 of 2)

verb

Derived forms of scamp

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