scamp

¹scamp

noun \ˈskamp\

Definition of SCAMP

1

: rascal, rogue

2

: an impish or playful young person

— scamp·ish \ˈskam-pish\ adjective

Examples of SCAMP

1. <those little scamps are always getting into trouble, but no one has the heart to punish them>
2. <an insincere and ruthlessly ambitious scamp who was willing to do anything to win the reality show's grand prize>

Origin of SCAMP

obsolete scamp to roam about idly

First Known Use: 1808

Related to SCAMP

Synonyms: devil, hellion, imp, mischief, monkey, rapscallion, rascal, rogue, urchin

Related Words: cutup, larker, madcap, skylarker; ragamuffin; brat, disrupter, misbehaver, nuisance; juvenile delinquent; gamin, gamine

Near Antonyms: beast, boor, cad, churl, clown, creep, cretin, cur, heel, joker, louse, lout, skunk, snake, stinkard, stinker; knave, miscreant, reprobate, scalawag (or scallywag), scapegrace, scoundrel, varlet, villain

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Rhymes with SCAMP

amp, camp, champ, clamp, cramp, damp, guimpe, lamp, ramp, samp, stamp, tamp, tramp, vamp