scamp
11scamp — *villain, scoundrel, blackguard, knave, rascal, rogue, rapscallion, miscreant Analogous words: malefactor, culprit, delinquent, *criminal …
12scamp — [n] rascal cheat, cheater, delinquent, fraud, hooligan*, liar, mischief maker, prankster, rapscallion, reprobate, rogue, rowdy, ruffian, scalawag, scallywag, scoundrel, shyster, sneak, swindler, trickster, troublemaker, villain, whippersnapper;… …
13scamp — {{11}}scamp (n.) 1782, highway robber, probably from dialectal verb scamp to roam (1753), shortened from SCAMPER (Cf. scamper). Used affectionately in sense rascal since 1808. {{12}}scamp (v.) do in a hasty manner, 1837, perhaps from a… …
14scamp — [[t]skæmp[/t]] n. 1) an unscrupulous person; rascal 2) a playful or mischievous young person 3) to do in a hasty, careless manner: to scamp work[/ex] • Etymology: 1775–85; obs. scamp to travel about idly or for mischief, perh. < D (now obs.)… …
15scamp — ‘You little scamp’ would be addressed to a child in modern times, implying that he or she had been misbehaving, but that such misbehaviour was only to be expected from a young person. Parents who use the term may well be pleased that the child …
16scamp — scamper, n. scampingly, adv. scampish, adj. scampishly, adv. scampishness, n. /skamp/, n. 1. an unscrupulous and often mischievous person; rascal; rogue; scalawag. 2. a playful, mischievous, or naughty young person; upstart. 3. a grouper,… …
17Scamp — The famous Victorian etymologist Canon Charles Bardsley writing in the year 1880 suggested that this quite rare English surname, actually meant what it said. If so it is pre medieval in origin, was possibly introduced into England at the time of… …
18scamp — [[t]skæ̱mp[/t]] scamps N COUNT If you call a boy a scamp, you mean that he is naughty or disrespectful but you like him, so you find it difficult to be angry with him. [INFORMAL] Have some respect for me, you scamp! ...cheeky young scamps. Syn:… …
19scamp — 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 …
20scamp — 1. n. colloq. a rascal; a rogue. Derivatives: scampish adj. Etymology: scamp rob on highway, prob. f. MDu. schampen decamp f. OF esc(h)amper (as EX (1), L campus field) 2. v.tr. do (work etc.) in a perfunctory or inadequate way. Etymology: perh.… …
