scamp 1 of 2

noun

ˈskamp How to pronounce scamp (audio)
Definition of scampnext
1
as in monkey
an appealingly mischievous person those little scamps are always getting into trouble, but no one has the heart to punish them

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2
as in villain
a mean, evil, or unprincipled person an insincere and ruthlessly ambitious scamp who was willing to do anything to win the reality show's grand prize

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scamp

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verb

as in to botch

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Recent Examples of scamp
Noun
The annual spawning season closure affects species such as black, gag, yellowfin, scamp, red and rock hind grouper, among others. — Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 28 Dec. 2025 His best friend, Ellis (Taylor Uttley), is a scamp who regards even a new widow’s grief as an opportunity to seduce. — Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 24 Dec. 2025
Verb
While its individual characters feel largely interchangeable, the movie hums with life and pleasure when Borowczyk lets his nuns twirl around the chapel in a painterly tableau and scamp through the convent. — Elle Carroll, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2021 See All Example Sentences for scamp
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scamp
  1. monkey
  2. villain
  3. botch
  4. devil
  5. brute
  6. bungle
  7. rascal
  8. monster
Noun
  • Many cinematic Hanumans The divine monkey Hanuman is one of the most beloved Ramayana characters.
    — Sohini Sarah Pillai, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The team simply has to get the monkey off their back in order to advance in the postseason.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of monkey
Noun
  • Rival fans were quick to jump all over this fact, given that both the Panthers and the Tkachuk brothers were seen as polarizing villains throughout the NHL.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Is that the most difficult thing for you as the showrunner of a political show today — a president as a villain?
    — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of villain
Verb
  • Continue reading … NOT ENOUGH — Kash Patel demands apology from MS NOW following botched Russia report.
    — , FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Alou reacted demonstrably, and the Marlins went on to score eight runs in the inning, sending 12 batters to the plate, as Cubs shortstop Alex Gonzalez botched a routine double-play ball.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of botch
Noun
  • Behave yourself, buddy, or the little red devil will take you away!
    — Sanat Pai Raikar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Dostoyevsky’s sniveling devil comes closest to portraying the man chiefly responsible for organizing the Final Solution.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of devil
Noun
  • Most sportsmen wonder how any whitetail bucks, let alone a brute such as Kontras’, could have been so easily patterned.
    — Jeff Murray, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The show’s depiction of Hugh as a family man has been much more sympathetic than the book’s description of him as a power-hungry brute.
    — James Grebey, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of brute
Verb
  • On September 30th, the state of Tennessee bungled its attempt to kill Christa Pike, who survived two injections of pentobarbital.
    — Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026
  • There is one way actors can bungle a scene with Streep, however, her castmate revealed.
    — Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of bungle
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  • An alligator with a sense of humor knocked on a North Carolina woman’s front door in the middle of the night, and the rascal got a rather rude response.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Even though the Feeneys have gotten more competitive under the junior Michel’s management, the rascal-on-the-field ethos of the original team still prevails.
    — Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
Definition of rascal
Noun
  • Diagnose the monster before deciding which mind and which move are required to outwit it.
    — Jeff DeGraff, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
  • That led him to snowy Deadwood, South Dakota, and a turn as local guide Gil Jackson in the horror heist movie Beast From Haunted Cave (1959), produced by Roger’s brother, Gene Corman, and featuring Chris Robinson as the monster.
    — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
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“Scamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scamp. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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