scamp

About 0.17 uses per million words.

Meaning

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

3. verb To skimp; to do something in a skimpy or slipshod fashion.
4. noun A preliminary design sketch.

Similar words

rapscallion rascal scallywag scalawag imp monkey scaramouch scamphood scally rascall

Often followed by

of and who was had in is as that

Word family

scamped scamping scampish scamps