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- [skamp]
- /skæmp/
- /skæmp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [skamp]
- /skæmp/
Definitions of scamp word
- noun scamp an unscrupulous and often mischievous person; rascal; rogue; scalawag. 1
- noun scamp a playful, mischievous, or naughty young person; upstart. 1
- noun scamp a grouper, Mycteroperca phenax, of Florida: so called from its habit of stealing bait. 1
- verb with object scamp to do or perform in a hasty or careless manner: to scamp work. 1
- noun scamp mischievous child 1
- noun scamp playful dog, puppy 1
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Origin of scamp
First appearance:
before 1775 One of the 45% newest English words
1775-85; obsolete scamp to travel about idly or for mischief, perhaps < obsolete Dutch schampen to be gone < Old French escamper to decamp
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Parts of speech for Scamp
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
scamp popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
scamp usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for scamp
noun scamp
- beelzebub — a god of the Philistines (2 Kings 1:2)
- bezonian — a knave or rascal
- cardsharp — a professional card player who cheats
- chimpanzee — A chimpanzee is a kind of small African ape.
- cullion — a despicable person
verb scamp
- cut corners — to do something in the easiest and shortest way, esp at the expense of high standards
- make ends meet — the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad: the end of a street; the end of a rope.
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