scamp

Meaning

Noun

1. A rascal, swindler, or rogue; a ne'er-do-well.
2. A mischievous person, especially a playful, impish youngster.

Verb

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

Synonyms

rascal

rogue

scoundrel

rapscallion

scalawag

scallywag

imp

👿

monkey

🐒

hooligan

knave

blackguard

scapegrace

vagabond

villain

🦹‍♂️

mischievous child

paltry

petty

piddling

pinch

rabble

ragamuffin

linger

hoodlum

reprobate

hobo

rotter

ruffian

gamin

chaffy

s.o.b.

scaramouch

bum

scummy

skimp

skunk

🦨

slight

spalpeen

tramp

trashy

trifling

troublemaker

urchin

two-penny

vagrant

varlet

skeezicks

worthless

wretch

do carelessly

rascalry

bad person

young priest

rascallion

loon

lout

measly

miscreant

villian

Pronounced as (IPA)

/skæmp/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch schampen (“slip away”), from Old French escamper (“to run away, to make one's escape”), from Vulgar Latin *excampāre. Compare escape.