scamp
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.
to do or perform in a hasty or careless manner: to scamp work.
Origin of scamp
1Other words from scamp
- scamper, noun
- scamp·ing·ly, adverb
- scampish, adjective
- scamp·ish·ly, adverb
- scamp·ish·ness, noun
- un·scamped, adjective
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How to use scamp in a sentence
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 | THE DAILY BEASTMeanwhile Mr. Crow had been thinking rapidly—for he was a quick-witted old scamp.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole | Arthur Scott BaileyThere was a scamp of a father who had "not been very kind" to Angel, and had been lost, or had thoughtfully lost himself.
Rosemary in Search of a Father | C. N. WilliamsonDo you remember a young girl and a tall scamp who wanted to carry you along to Palestine?
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman | Eugne SueThe impudent scamp who gave that order deserves to receive as many lashes as his horse has hairs in his tail!
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman | Eugne Sue
I saw Mary Belle transformed from an ordinary playful scamp of a lamb to a primped and perfect darling of the show-ring.
The Red Cow and Her Friends | Peter McArthur
British Dictionary definitions for scamp (1 of 2)
/ (skæmp) /
an idle mischievous person; rascal
a mischievous child
Origin of scamp
1Derived forms of scamp
- scampish, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for scamp (2 of 2)
/ (skæmp) /
a less common word for skimp
Derived forms of scamp
- scamper, noun
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