Synonym Game

scamping

[skamp] Origin

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)
4.
to do or perform in a hasty or careless manner: to scamp work.

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Scamping is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.

Origin:
1775–85; obsolete scamp to travel about idly or for mischief, perhaps < obsolete Dutch schampen to be gone < Old French escamper to decamp

scamp·er, noun
scamp·ing·ly, adverb
scamp·ish, adjective
scamp·ish·ly, adverb
scamp·ish·ness, noun
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un·scamped, adjective
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Word Origin & History

scamp
"do in a hasty manner," 1837, perhaps from a Scand. source (cf. O.N. skemma "to shorten," from skammr "short"), or a blend of scant and skimp (q.v.).
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scamp definition

[skæmp]
  1. n.
    a small child. : There are three little scamps at the door saying, “Trick or treat!”
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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