Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foot-scamp

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.32 in modern English

Syllables: foot-s-camp
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A common thief who escapes on foot.

British usage; Obsolete; Slang

Example Sentences

""They" were the nickers and running rumblers and cock-a-brasses and blue-pigeon-flyers and foot-scamps and sharps and flash boys of London."

Usage

British usage
Obsolete
Slang

Inflected Forms

foot-scamps (plural)

Questions

What does foot-scamp mean?: A common thief who escapes on foot.

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