scamp
noun
[ skamp ]
• a person, especially a child, who is mischievous in a likeable or amusing way.
• "some little scamp stuffed tissue paper in between the hammer and the bell"
Similar:
rascal,
monkey,
devil,
imp,
rogue,
wretch,
mischief-maker,
troublemaker,
prankster,
scallywag,
horror,
monster,
terror,
holy terror,
perisher,
pickle,
spalpeen,
tyke,
scally,
varmint,
hellion,
rip,
rapscallion,
scapegrace,
• a wicked or worthless person; a rogue.
• "that man was a scamp, a damn thief"
Origin:
mid 18th century (denoting a highwayman): from obsolete scamp ‘rob on the highway’, probably from Middle Dutch schampen ‘slip away’, from Old French eschamper . Early usage (still reflected in West Indian English) was derogatory.
scamp
verb
• do (something) in a perfunctory or inadequate way.
• "she had scamped her work"
Origin:
mid 19th century: perhaps the same word as scamp1, but associated in sense with the verb skimp.
