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19-05-2019, 11:58 AM
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Your definition of ‘scamp’

What does this word mean to you?
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19-05-2019, 11:59 AM
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Re: Your definition of ‘scamp’

Someone or something cheeky, perhaps a cheeky kid or a cheeky puppy.
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19-05-2019, 12:00 PM
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Re: Your definition of ‘scamp’

Originally Posted by Longdogs ->
Someone or something cheeky, perhaps a cheeky kid or a cheeky puppy.
Wot he ^^^ said.



Mischievous, not in a very bad way, possibly even humorous at times.
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19-05-2019, 12:00 PM
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Re: Your definition of ‘scamp’

Most related to children - mischievous but likeable.
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19-05-2019, 12:01 PM
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Re: Your definition of ‘scamp’

Originally Posted by Longdogs ->
Someone or something cheeky, perhaps a cheeky kid or a cheeky puppy.
So it’s not a term of endearment for an adult ?
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19-05-2019, 12:02 PM
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Re: Your definition of ‘scamp’

Sort of Old Grey Fox when he was a nipper.
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19-05-2019, 12:02 PM
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Re: Your definition of ‘scamp’

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So it’s not a term of endearment for an adult ?
Yes, it can be!


It depends on the context in which it's said.
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19-05-2019, 12:03 PM
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Re: Your definition of ‘scamp’

Has somebody called you a scamp Bratti?
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Re: Your definition of ‘scamp’

Originally Posted by carol ->
Most related to children - mischievous but likeable.
I’ll skip the other part.....
But likeable!!!
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Re: Your definition of ‘scamp’

Cheeky young children who love to get up to mischief...
 
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