1782, "highway robber," probably from dialectal verb scamp "to roam" (1753, perhaps from 16c.), shortened from scamper. Used affectionately in sense "rascal" since 1808.
scamp (v.)
"do in a hasty manner," 1837, perhaps from a Scandinavian source (compare Old Norse skemma "to shorten, make shorter," from skammr "short; brief; lately"), or a blend of scant and skimp [Klein], or a back-formation from scamper. Related: Scamped; scamping.
例文
1. Have some respect for me,you scamp !
私に重点を置いて、この野郎!
2.A scamp put the arm on him last night when he was on his way home.
昨夜帰宅途中、ごろつきに襲われた。
3.Maybe we did misjudge the scamp about not being a soldier.