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Scamp Common

Scamp has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

one who is playfully mischievous

"The little boy was such a scamp that he managed to hide all his mother's keys before breakfast."

2

A rascal, swindler, or rogue; a ne'er-do-well.

"The architect kept his initial scamp on the napkin before transferring it to formal blueprints."

3

A preliminary design sketch.

Verb
1

perform hastily and carelessly

"He scamped his homework by just copying a few answers without thinking them through."

2

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

"The contractor tried to scamp the electrical wiring by using cheap materials and skipping safety checks."

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