"Scamp" Definition

Definitions for the word "Scamp" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. n.
A rascal; a swindler; a rogue.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. a.
To perform in a hasty, neglectful, or imperfect manner; to do superficially.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. n.
Colloq. Rascal; rogue. [probably dutch]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
4. slang
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.
Source: The Slang Dictionary, 1864
5. slang
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.
Source: The Slang Dictionary, 1864

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