scamp
pronunciation
How to pronounce scamp in British English:
UK [skæmp]
How to pronounce scamp in American English:
US [skæmp]
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- Noun:
- one who is playfully mischievous
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- Verb:
- perform hastily and carelessly
Word Origin
- scamp (n.)
- 1782, "highway robber," probably from dialectal verb scamp "to roam" (1753, perhaps from 16c.), shortened from scamper. Used affectionately in sense "rascal" since 1808.
- scamp (v.)
- "do in a hasty manner," 1837, perhaps from a Scandinavian source (compare Old Norse skemma "to shorten, make shorter," from skammr "short; brief; lately"), or a blend of scant and skimp [Klein], or a back-formation from scamper. Related: Scamped; scamping.
Synonym
Example
- 1. There is a new owner.he is interested in money , not in scamp like you .
- 2. The scamp is probably the most glorious type of human being , as the soldier is the lowest type , according to this conception .