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   Scamp

   /skamp/

   

   noun

   • 1. a person, especially a child, who is mischievous in a likable or amusing way. informal
   • ▪ a wicked or worthless person; a rogue. informal

   Word 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.

   Derivatives

   • 1. scampish adjective

   Scrabble Points: 11

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