scamp
To skimp; to do something in a skimpy or slipshod fashionTo skimp; to do something in a skimpy or slipshod fashion.
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» Who's the scamp who broke the window?
Welcher Bengel hat das Fenster eingeworfen? — MUIRIEL
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1 senses(dated)To skimp; to do something in a skimpy or slipshod fashion.
1884, Samuel Smiles, 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.
pfuschen
- perform hastily and carelessly
Examples
8 sentencesWho's the scamp who broke the window?
deWelcher Bengel hat das Fenster eingeworfen? — MUIRIEL
Mary was a scamp in her youth.
Tom was a scamp in his youth.
Tom was a clever scamp in his youth.
Mary was a clever scamp in her youth.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Perhaps related to sense 1, but influenced by the later attested skimp; however, compare IPerhaps related to sense 1, but influenced by the later attested skimp; however, compare Icelandic skamta (“to dole out, to stint”), which is related to skammur (“short”).
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Forms
scamps, scamping, scamped, scampedWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.