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Definition of Scamp
1. Noun. One who is playfully mischievous.
Generic synonyms: Child, Fry, Kid, Minor, Nestling, Nipper, Shaver, Small Fry, Tiddler, Tike, Tyke, Youngster
Specialized synonyms: Brat, Holy Terror, Little Terror, Terror
Derivative terms: Monkey, Rascally
2. Verb. Perform hastily and carelessly.
Definition of Scamp
1. n. A rascal; a swindler; a rogue.
2. v. t. To perform in a hasty, neglectful, or imperfect manner; to do superficially.
Definition of Scamp
1. Noun. A rascal, swindler, or rogue; a ne'er-do-well. ¹
2. Noun. A mischievous person, especially a playful, impish youngster. ¹
3. Verb. (dated) To skimp; to do something in a skimpy or slipshod fashion. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Scamp
1. to perform in a hasty or careless manner [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Scamp
1. To perform in a hasty, neglectful, or imperfect manner; to do superficially. "A workman is said to scamp his work when he does it in a superficial, dishonest manner." (Wedgwood) "Much of the scamping and dawdling complained of is that of men in establishments of good repute." (T. Hughes) Origin: Cf. Scamp, or Scant, and Skimp. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scamp
Literary usage of Scamp
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. One Hundred and Fifty Gymnastic Games by Ethel Perrin, Boston Normal School of Gymnastics (1902)
"GARDEN scamp. Grade : Grammar. No. of Players : 10 to 30. One player is chosen
to be gardener, another to be scamp. The other players clasp hands and form a ..."
2. One Hundred and Fifty Gymnastic Games by Ethel Perrin, Boston Normal School of Gymnastics (1902)
"GARDEN scamp. Grade: Grammar. No. of Players: 10 to 30. One player is chosen to
be gardener, another to be scamp. The other players clasp hands and form a ..."
3. Fifty Years of My Life in the World of Sport at Home and Abroad by John Dugdale Astley (1895)
"I left off about 1874, after scamp had won the Goodwood Stakes, &c. In 1875 scamp,
4 yrs., walked over for the Whip at Newmarket ..."
4. Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium by Jessie Hubbell Bancroft (1909)
"Within this one of the odd players who is assigned to be the scamp takes his place.
... The gardener calls to the scamp inside, "Who let you in my garden? ..."
5. Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium by Jessie Hubbell Bancroft (1909)
"Within this one of the odd players who is assigned to be the scamp takes his place.
... The gardener calls to the scamp inside, " Who let you in my garden? ..."
6. Oliver Optic's Magazine by Oliver Optic (1875)
"cried scamp ; and we sterned, for a moment, with all our might. But in the next
instant the ... from Mr. scamp to the tub-oarsman, whose duty it was to pour ..."
7. Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow by Paul Laurence Dunbar (1905)
"So come then and stroll with me, my dear, Down where the birds call, Marie, Marie.
scamp A'N'T it nice to have a mammy Wen you kin' o' ..."
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