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Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-æmp|-æmp

Noun
en-noun

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

#:While walking home from the bar, he was set upon by a bunch of scamps who stole his hat.

1. A mischievous person, especially a playful, impish youngster.

#:My nephew is a little scamp who likes to leave lighted firecrackers under the lawnchairs of his dozing elders.

Verb
en-verb

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

#*1884, s:Author:Samuel Smiles|Samuel Smiles, s:Men of Invention and Industry/Chapter XII|Men of Invention and Industry
#*:His work was always first-rate. There was no scamping about it. Everything that he did was thoroughly good and honest.

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