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scamp

[ skamp ]

noun

  1. an unscrupulous and often mischievous person; rascal; rogue; scalawag.
  2. a playful, mischievous, or naughty young person; upstart.
  3. a grouper, Mycteroperca phenax, of Florida: so called from its habit of stealing bait.


verb (used with object)

  1. to do or perform in a hasty or careless manner:

    to scamp work.

scamp

1

/ ²õ°ìæ³¾±è /

noun

  1. an idle mischievous person; rascal
  2. a mischievous child
“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

scamp

2

/ ²õ°ìæ³¾±è /

verb

  1. a less common word for skimp
“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
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²õ³¦²¹³¾±è¾±²õ³ó, adjective
  • ˈ²õ³¦²¹³¾±è±ð°ù, noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of scamp1

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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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of scamp1

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
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Example Sentences

He cultivated a reputation as a beloved scamp who did what he wanted.

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To the end, he treats Bankman-Fried as sort of an endearing scamp who got in over his head, essentially by an adorable habit of inattention.

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Hopefully, Joshua watched “The Mandalorian†when he was young, because this little scamp is going to try his patience, or, you know, annihilate existence as we know it.

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Throughout his career, he delighted in being a newsroom scamp.

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Still in his younger scamp days, George W. Bush lifted his pant leg to show off his cowboy boots and proudly declared that he was the black sheep of the family.

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