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"scamp" Definition

  1. a graceless fellow, a rascal; a wandering vagabond; scamping was formerly the cant term for plundering and thieving. A ROYAL-SCAMP was a highwayman, whilst a FOOT-SCAMP was an ordinary thief with nothing but his legs to trust to in case of an attempt at capture. Some have derived SCAMP from _qui ex campo exit_, one who leaves the field, a deserter.
  2. to give short measure or quantity; applied to dishonest contractors. Also to hurry through a task in a way which precludes the possibility of its being done well. Probably the same as SKIMP and SCRIMP.

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Position in the dictionary: 2972 of 4022 slang words.
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Previous words in the dictionary: scammered, scamander, scaly, scaldrum dodge, scabby-sheep, scabby neck, scab-raiser, scab, sawney, sawbones

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