scamp
1 of 2noun
ˈskamp 
1
: rascal, rogue
2
: an impish or playful young person
scampish
ˈskam-pish
adjective scamp
2 of 2verb
scamped; scamping; scamps
transitive verb
: to perform or deal with in a hasty, neglectful, or imperfect manner
Synonyms
Noun
- devil
- hellion
- imp
- mischief
- monkey
- rapscallion
- rascal
- rogue
- urchin
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
Noun those little scamps are always getting into trouble, but no one has the heart to punish them an insincere and ruthlessly ambitious scamp who was willing to do anything to win the reality show's grand prize
Recent Examples on the Web
Randall Colburn, EW.com, 16 May 2022 As the core of the show, Will is more or less the same: a charming, charismatic, basketball-loving scamp whose mouth always gets him into trouble. Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 14 Feb. 2022 Davy Jones, a British vocalist, was the cute scamp; Micky Dolenz, the drummer and primary lead singer, was the wild jokester; and Peter Tork, the bass player, was the lovable dim bulb. New York Times, 10 Dec. 2021 One is a queen, one is a baker, one is a mischievous scamp. Rachel Handler, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2021 Her affect evokes old-timey words — scamp, scapegrace, minx. New York Times, 22 July 2021 Loki's number one fan, Mobius, scrolled through a couple of Loki variants while giving a presentation on the scamp's range early in the episode. Leah Marilla Thomas, refinery29.com, 17 June 2021 She’s the child of a single mother, then an orphan, then a thieving scamp on the London streets, and then, with no visible training, a couturier. Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 28 May 2021 One to watch is baritone Aaron Keeney, whose robust low register helps make the tattooed young butcher an intriguing scamp. Rob Hubbard, Star Tribune, 24 May 2021 Elle Carroll, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2021 Sunshine scamps: The Florida Project is a delighful, poignant, dark-and-light movie about kids living on the seedy side of Disney. Rebecca Onion, Slate Magazine, 6 Oct. 2017 See More
Noun
Because a leathery little scamp like E.T. is lovable only in the uninhibited mind of a child; fear, distrust, and paranoia are born of experience and disappointment. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 16 May 2022 As the core of the show, Will is more or less the same: a charming, charismatic, basketball-loving scamp whose mouth always gets him into trouble. Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 14 Feb. 2022 Davy Jones, a British vocalist, was the cute scamp; Micky Dolenz, the drummer and primary lead singer, was the wild jokester; and Peter Tork, the bass player, was the lovable dim bulb. New York Times, 10 Dec. 2021 One is a queen, one is a baker, one is a mischievous scamp. Rachel Handler, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2021 Her affect evokes old-timey words — scamp, scapegrace, minx. New York Times, 22 July 2021 Loki's number one fan, Mobius, scrolled through a couple of Loki variants while giving a presentation on the scamp's range early in the episode. Leah Marilla Thomas, refinery29.com, 17 June 2021 She’s the child of a single mother, then an orphan, then a thieving scamp on the London streets, and then, with no visible training, a couturier. Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 28 May 2021 One to watch is baritone Aaron Keeney, whose robust low register helps make the tattooed young butcher an intriguing scamp. Rob Hubbard, Star Tribune, 24 May 2021 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 Sunshine scamps: The Florida Project is a delighful, poignant, dark-and-light movie about kids living on the seedy side of Disney. Rebecca Onion, Slate Magazine, 6 Oct. 2017 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
obsolete scamp to roam about idly
Verb
origin unknown
First Known Use
Noun
1808, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1837, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
scamp
noun
ˈskamp
: rascal sense 1
scamp 1 of 2
noun
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 Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- monkey
- devil
- rascal
- mischief
- imp
- rogue
- urchin
- brat
- hellion
- rapscallion
- madcap
- ragamuffin
- nuisance
- cutup
- larker
- disrupter
- misbehaver
- gamin
- juvenile delinquent
- gamine
- skylarker
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- clown
- cur
- snake
- lout
- creep
- louse
- beast
- skunk
- boor
- cad
- stinker
- heel
- joker
- churl
- cretin
- scoundrel
- knave
- villain
- scapegrace
- miscreant
- scalawag
- varlet
- stinkard
- scallywag
- reprobate
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 Synonyms & Similar Words
- villain
- brute
- monster
- savage
- criminal
- devil
- rascal
- scoundrel
- wretch
- offender
- knave
- scapegrace
- beast
- scalawag
- bandit
- nazi
- reprobate
- rogue
- miscreant
- rapscallion
- varlet
- scallywag
- thug
- caitiff
- assassin
- hound
- crook
- fiend
- heavy
- gangster
- baddie
- evildoer
- baddy
- meanie
- meany
- no-good
- blackguard
- loser
- snake
- trespasser
- perpetrator
- felon
- cad
- culprit
- villainess
- ruffian
- lawbreaker
- sinner
- con
- outlaw
- hooligan
- transgressor
- viper
- desperado
- rough
- convict
- serpent
- wrongdoer
- hoodlum
- malefactor
- racketeer
- perp
- jailbird
- tough
- heel
- stinker
- rowdy
- goon
- bravo
- lowlife
- cutthroat
- trash
- gunman
- ne'er-do-well
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- innocent
- hero
- saint
- angel
scamp
2 of 2verb
as in to foozle
Synonyms & Similar Words
- foozle
- muff
- botch
- bungle
- louse up
- fumble
- goof (up)
- mishandle
- mess (up)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- play
- treat
- hack
- maneuver
- swing
- take
- contend (with)
- manipulate
- cope (with)
- negotiate
- handle
- manage
- address
- field
- grapple (with)
- engineer
- pull
- carry off
- finesse
- jockey
- get off
- carry out
- bring off
- corn bindweed
- corn borer
- corn bran
- corn bread
- corn broom
- corn bunting
- corn buttercup
- corn cake
- corn catchfly
- corn centaury
- corn chamomile
- corn chandler
- corn chip
- corn chop
- corn chrysanthemum
- corn cockle
- corn crowfoot
- corn dance
- corn dodger
- corn dog
- corn drake
- corn dumpling
- corn earworm
- corn flag
- corn flea beetle