plural scampi
: a usually large shrimp
also
: large shrimp prepared with a garlic-flavored sauce
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Since 2019, it's been serving some of the best steaks, pastas and shrimp scampi in town.
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Amanda Hancock, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Dec. 2025
Expect big bone-in chops, prime filets and bona fide old-school era classics such as shrimp scampi and dry-as-a-bone dirty martinis.
—Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Dec. 2025
Start with an order of shrimp scampi, salmon rillettes, or Italian meatballs to share with the table.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 3 Dec. 2025
Return the boxes of shrimp scampi to the store for a full refund or throw it deep in the garbage.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
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Amanda Hancock, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Dec. 2025
Expect big bone-in chops, prime filets and bona fide old-school era classics such as shrimp scampi and dry-as-a-bone dirty martinis.
—Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Dec. 2025
Start with an order of shrimp scampi, salmon rillettes, or Italian meatballs to share with the table.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 3 Dec. 2025
Return the boxes of shrimp scampi to the store for a full refund or throw it deep in the garbage.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
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“Scampi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scampi. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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