scamp (noun)

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• scamp — ► NOUN informal ▪ a mischievous person, especially a child. DERIVATIVES scampish adjective. ORIGIN originally denoting a highwayman: from obsolete scamp «rob on the highway», probably from Dutch schampen slip away …   English terms dictionary

• scamp-work — scampˈ work noun • • • Main Entry: ↑scamp …   Useful english dictionary

• scamp — [ skæmp ] noun count INFORMAL OLD FASHIONED someone, especially a child, who behaves badly but is difficult to dislike …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• scamp — noun (C) old fashioned a child who has fun by tricking people: Come back here with my hat, you young scamp! …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• scamp — noun, informal he was a scamp in his younger days Syn: rascal, monkey, devil, imp, wretch, mischief maker, troublemaker, prankster, rogue; informal scalawag, horror, monster, terror, holy terror, hellion, varmint, rapsca …   Thesaurus of popular words

• scamp — UK [skæmp] / US noun [countable] Word forms scamp : singular scamp plural scamps informal old fashioned someone, especially a child, who behaves badly but is difficult to dislike …   English dictionary

• scamp — I. noun Etymology: obsolete scamp to roam about idly Date: 1808 1. rascal, rogue 2. an impish or playful young person • scampish adjective II. transitive verb Etymology: origin unknown …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• scamp — 1. noun a) A rascal, swindler, or rogue;<!Websters 1913 a neer do well. While walking home from the bar, he was set upon by a bunch of scamps who stole his hat. b) A mischievous person, especially a playful …   Wiktionary

• scamp — scamp1 noun informal a mischievous person, especially a child. Derivatives scampish adjective Origin C18 (denoting a highwayman): from obs. scamp rob on the highway , prob. from MDu. schampen slip away . scamp2 verb dated do (something) in a… …   English new terms dictionary

• scamp — /skæmp / (say skamp) noun 1. a mischievous child. 2. Obsolete an objectionable person. {special uses of obsolete scamp (verb) go (on highways), apparently from Dutch (obsolete) schampen flee, from Old French escamper decamp} –scampish, adjective …  

• scamp — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. good for nothing, rogue, rascal, scalawag. See evildoer. v. t. skimp, scrimp; slight, botch, work carelessly. See neglect. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. rogue, knave, scoundrel; see rascal ; see also rowdy …   English dictionary for students