English Explanatory Dictionary

scamp

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A rascal, swindler, or rogue; a ne'er-do-well.
  2. A mischievous person, especially a playful, impish youngster.
verb
  1. To skimp; to do something in a skimpy or slipshod fashion.
noun
  1. A preliminary design sketch.

Pronunciation

/ˈskæmp/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-scamp.wav /ˈskeə̯mp/ /ˈskɛə̯mp/

Word forms

scamp scamps scamping scamped

Etymology

From Middle Dutch schampen (“slip away”), from Old French escamper (“to run away, to make one's escape”), from Vulgar Latin *excampāre. Compare escape.

Synonyms

swindler rogue agitator bad boy bad news bear beggar bhoy blackguard booger boot boy bovver boy brat brawler breedbate buffoon bugger bully charva cutup devil elf enfant terrible firebrand gadfly hell-raiser hood hoodlum hool hoolie hooligan hothead imp inciter initiator instigator jackanapes joker jokester kindle-coal kindle-fire knave lout makebate minx mischief mischief-maker miscreant ne'er-do-well pixie pot stirrer practical joker prankster puck punk rabble rouser rakeshame rantipole rapscallion rascal

Derived words

foot-scamp royal scamp scamphood scampish scampsman scampy scamper scampingly unscamped
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