scamping — n. doing carelessly, act of performing in a hasty or superficial manner skæmp n. rascal, rogue, scoundrel v. perform in a hasty or superficial manner, do carelessly … English contemporary dictionary
scamping — noun ( s) Etymology: from gerund of scamp (II) 1. : the intentional failure of an employee to perform his task properly 2. : the act or practice of an employee in exceeding his usual rate of output for the purpose o … Useful english dictionary
scamping speech — clipped s … Medical dictionary
speech — Talk; the use of the voice in conveying ideas. [A.S. spaec] alaryngeal s. a form of s. achieved after laryngectomy by using either an external vibratory source or the pharyngoesophageal segment as an internal vibratory source. see also esophageal … Medical dictionary
Scamp — Scamp, v. t. [Cf. {Scamp},n., or {Scant}, a., and {Skimp}.] To perform in a hasty, neglectful, or imperfect manner; to do superficially. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] A workman is said to scamp his work when he does it in a superficial, dishonest… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scamp — 1. noun a) A rascal, swindler, or rogue;<!Websters 1913 a neer do well. While walking home from the bar, he was set upon by a bunch of scamps who stole his hat. b) A mischievous person, especially a playful … Wiktionary
clipped speech — speech in which the words are slurred over and uncompleted; called also scamping s. and slurred s … Medical dictionary
cheeseparing — Synonyms and related words: Scotch, canny, careful, chary, cheap, chinchy, chintzy, close, closefisted, conserving, cooling, cooling down, cooling off, curtailment, cutback, economic, economization, economizing, economy, economy of assumption,… … Moby Thesaurus
derelict — Synonyms and related words: Bowery bum, DP, Ishmael, abandoned, battered, beachcomber, beat up, beaten up, beggar, beggarly fellow, behindhand, blighter, broken down, budmash, bum, bummer, caitiff, careless, cast off, castaway, castoff, culpably… … Moby Thesaurus
frugal — Synonyms and related words: Lenten, Scotch, Spartan, abstemious, ascetic, austere, budget, canny, careful, chary, cheap, cheeseparing, conservational, conservative, conserving, discreet, dwarfed, dwarfish, easy, economic, economical, economizing … Moby Thesaurus
