scamp

Pronunciation: /ˈskæmp/

The English word “scamp” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

A rascal, swindler, or rogue; a ne'er-do-well.
A mischievous person, especially a playful, impish youngster.
A preliminary design sketch.

verb

To skimp; to do something in a skimpy or slipshod fashion.

Etymology

From Middle Dutch schampen (“slip away”), from Old French escamper (“to run away, to make one's escape”), from Vulgar Latin *excampāre. Compare escape.

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