scamp.
A rascal, swindler, or rogue; a ne'er-do-well.
Meaning & usage
A rascal, swindler, or rogue; a ne'er-do-well.
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.
While walking home from the bar, he was set upon by a bunch of scamps who stole his hat.
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch schampen (“slip away”), from Old French escamper (“to run away, to make one's escape”), from Vulgar Latin *excampāre. Compare escape.
To skimp; to do something in a skimpy or slipshod fashion.
Where this word comes from
Perhaps related to sense 1, but influenced by the later attested skimp; however, compare Icelandic skamta (“to dole out, to stint”), which is related to skammur (“short”).
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