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noun
- 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.
- A mischievous person, especially a playful, impish youngster.
- My nephew is a little who likes to leave lighted firecrackers under the lawnchairs of his dozing elders.
verb
- (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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