scamp

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æmp

Noun

scamp (plural scamps)

1. A rascal, swindler, or rogue; a ne'er-do-well.

   While walking home from the bar, he was set upon by a bunch of scamps who stole his hat.

2. A mischievous person, especially a playful, impish youngster.

   My nephew is a little scamp who likes to leave lighted firecrackers under the lawnchairs of his dozing elders.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:troublemaker

Translations

rascal, swindler

Chinese: Mandarin:: 惡棍 (cmn), 恶棍 (cmn) (ègùn), 流氓 (cmn) (liúmáng) Finnish: lurjus (fi)

German: Gauner (de) m. Japanese: 悪党 (ja) (あくとう, akutō), 悪漢 (ja) (あっかん, akkan) Russian: негодяй (ru) (negodjáj) m., мерзавец (ru) (merzávec) m., подлец (ru) (podléc) m.

mischievous youngster

Chinese: Mandarin: 小鬼 (cmn) (xiǎoguǐ) Finnish: riiviö (fi) German: Schlingel (de) m. Japanese: 茶目 (ja) (ちゃめ, chame)

Russian: шалун (ru) (šalún) m., пострелёнок (ru) (postreljónok) m.; чертёнок (ru) (čertjónok) m., бесёнок (ru) (besjónok) m., дьяволёнок (ru) (djavoljónok) m.

Verb

scamp (third-person singular simple present scamps, present participle scamping, simple past and past participle scamped)

1. (dated) To skimp; to do something in a skimpy or slipshod fashion.
   • 1884, Samuel Smiles, Men of Invention and Industry

     His work was always first-rate. There was no scamping about it. Everything that he did was thoroughly good and honest.

Anagrams

• camps