scamp
English
/skæmp/
noun
Definitions
- A rascal, swindler, or rogue; a ne'er-do-well.
- A mischievous person, especially a playful, impish youngster.
Etymology
Derived from Middle Dutch schampen (slip away) derived from Old French escamper (run away, make one's escape) derived from Latin *excampare, ex (out of, from, out, thoroughly, out from, without, delete, cross out, throughout, away).
Origin
Latin
ex
Gloss
out of, from, out, thoroughly, out from, without, delete, cross out, throughout, away
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Cognates and derived terms
- -s- English
- astonish English
- ex contractu English
- ex delicto English
- ex- English
- ex-directory English
- exolete English
- extenuating English
- exthorio English
- man English
- scampish English
- scampishly English
- scampishness English
- scampsman English
- scampy English
- *exaurare Latin
- *excadeo, *excadēre, *excadeō Latin
- *excadō Latin
- *excambiāre Latin
- *excambiō Latin
- *excampare Latin
- *excoāctiāre Latin
- *exfortiō Latin
- *exlītigāre Latin
- *expingere Latin
- *extaliō Latin
- *extroculāre Latin
- *exvellere Latin
- *exwardare Latin
- bis Latin
- cambiō Latin
- deex Latin
- ecce Latin
- ex Latin
- ex- Latin
- exaurare Latin
- excommūnicāre Latin
- excurare Latin
- exeligere Latin
- exinanio Latin
- exiuro Latin
- exos Latin
- expeiuro Latin
- sapio Latin
- wardare Latin
- ciarlare Italian
- esecutore Italian
- scampare Italian
- scipito Italian
- schampen Dutch, Flemish
- éployer French
- экспромт Russian
- ex- Spanish, Castilian
- expectorar Spanish, Castilian
- αὔρα Ancient Greek
- ἐκ Ancient Greek
- *eǵ- Proto-Indo-European
- -ing Middle English
- escamper Old French
- esventail Old French
- res- Old French
- el Esperanto
- eks Serbo-Croatian
- екс Serbo-Croatian
- es- Catalan, Valencian
- esdevenir Catalan, Valencian
- schampen Middle Dutch
- ex Old Portuguese
- sbintari Sicilian
- scassari Sicilian
- scìpitu Sicilian
- spillonga Sicilian
- sputtusari Sicilian