Bahasa Melayu

scamp

Bahasa Melayu

English

slacken off, do carelessly, do without effort

To scamp is to do work carelessly, without proper effort, or without real interest.

Examples

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  1. Pelajar itu scamp sahaja menyiapkan kerja rumahnya.

    The student did his homework carelessly.

  2. Jika kita scamp latihan ini, hasilnya tentu tidak memuaskan.

    If we do this practice carelessly, the result will surely be unsatisfactory.

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What does “scamp” mean in Malay?

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membuat pekerjaan dengan tidak bersungguh-sungguh

This sense describes careless, half-hearted work.

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.