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1
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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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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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of scamp (Entry 2 of 2)
as in mishandle, bungle
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“Scamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scamp. Accessed 28 Jul. 2021.
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The first known use of scamp was in 1808
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