scamps

Noun (1)

scamp (plural scamps)

1. A rascal, swindler, or rogue; a ne'er-do-well.
   • "He is a scamp, he is and it isn't difficult to find his tracks and signs of his reckless shooting, for he can never wait, like other folks, till the birds have had a good start at their play."1886, Peter Christen Asbjø￵rnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 77

   Synonyms:

   swindler, rogue, agitator, bad boy, bad news, bear, beggar, bhoy, blackguard, booger

2. 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.

Noun (2)

scamp (plural scamps)

1. A preliminary design sketch.
   • It did not matter that the scamp (simple illustrative line-drawing) it contained could have been done in the pub the night before.2007, Adrian Mackay, Practice of Advertising, page 124

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