SCAMP

imp, scamp, monkey, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag

(noun) one who is playfully mischievous

scamp

(verb) perform hastily and carelessly

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

scamp (plural scamps)

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

Synonyms: swindler, rogue, Thesaurus:troublemaker

A mischievous person, especially a playful, impish youngster.

Etymology 2

Verb

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

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

Etymology 3

Noun

scamp (plural scamps)

(advertising) A preliminary design sketch.

Anagrams

• CAPMs, camps

Source: Wiktionary

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Scamp, n. Etym: [OF. escamper to run away, to make one's escape. originally, one who runs away, a fugitive, a vagabond. See Scamper.]

Definition: A rascal; a swindler; a rogue. De Quincey.

Scamp, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Scamp,n., or Scant, a., and Skimp.]

Definition: To perform in a hasty, neglectful, or imperfect manner; to do superficially. [Colloq.] 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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