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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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
  • The first episode introduces Pavi (Saheli Khan), a young bender who’s secretly the Avatar and has a pet cat-monkey named Geet.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
  • To make things even more complicated, the Black Best Actor candidate with the best chance of making it in is probably Jaafar Jackson of Michael — how’s that for a monkey’s paw?
    — Nate Jones, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of monkey
Noun
  • The station is soon invaded by out-of-time baseball stars, fairytale villains, and unseasonal snow, all created by aliens eager to understand the concept of imagination.
    — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Carrie’s focus is also shifted, with the 2013 version finding Chloe Grace Moretz’s Carrie more akin to an X-Men villain than the traumatized, feverish teen Sissy Spacek played in 1976.
    — Alex Zalben, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of villain
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  • With less than two minutes left and Kansas City holding onto a 30-27 lead, the Chiefs botched the snap, leading to a failed third-down conversion that would have iced the game.
    — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Nebraska botched multiple plays in the kicking game and rushed for just 54 yards.
    — Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 4 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
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  • 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
  • In the space of a few paragraphs, Ned will abandon and recover his child, bungle an extramarital affair, win and lose, experience ecstasy and dejection.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Joe Burrow bungles Bengals’ passing game My theory of the case with Caleb Williams is that there was untapped running value here.
    — Michael Salfino, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of bungle
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  • 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
  • Not even the curmudgeonly Melvin can bring himself to harm the little rascal.
    — Camille Perri, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
Definition of rascal
Noun
  • The story begins in 1990, when John Eng, an endocrinologist at the Veterans Administration, isolated a peptide from the venom of Gila monsters, the nearly two-foot-long lizards native to the Southwest.
    — Dr. Bowman Heiden, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Here the goal is to traverse a sprawling castle, defeating all kinds of monsters and gathering gear and experience points to get stronger.
    — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026
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“Scamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scamp. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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