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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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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as in to botch
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Recent Examples of scamp
Randall Colburn, EW.com, 9 Nov. 2023
Once, Rose was seen by most as a loveable scamp.
—Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 26 Jan. 2022
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
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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, 9 Nov. 2023
Once, Rose was seen by most as a loveable scamp.
—Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 26 Jan. 2022
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
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Bills planted salvias, mint, monkey flower and California poppies in her own wildflower garden this fall.Amy Chillag, CNN, 3 Dec. 2024
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Like mushrooms au poivre, green curry cod, and caramel-apple monkey bread. November 27, 2024 This month our readers gravitated toward saucy suppers, the kind that beg for crusty bread.Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appétit, 27 Nov. 2024
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Or even an appearance from Tom Holland’s Peter Parker that would mean two hours haven’t been wasted watching this forgettable origin tale of a villain who’s not really THAT bad.Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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The Grinch bore a striking resemblance to Jim Carrey's version of the beloved Christmas villain.Rachel Raposas, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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The Chiefs got a big boost when Dicker botched the ensuing kickoff, booting a knuckleball that failed to reach the landing zone, thereby allowing Kansas City to begin the final drive on its 40-yard line.Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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The founder's first arrest occurred in 2003 for racketeering, a charge that was later dismissed after authorities botched the investigation.Abigail Adams, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
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Sipping whiskey, a wise devil offers: Advice love, giant love, self love, superstar love, dumb love, trouble love?Jennifer Harlan, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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People gather expectantly on the streets or gaze from their windows, and then the performers arrive, all garbed in red devil costumes, complete with horns and pitchforks covered in sparkling fireworks.Matt Ralphs, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Oct. 2024
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Others claim that the brute was named either for a popular near beer or for a Sunday comic strip about monkeys.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 17 Nov. 2024
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When searching for reprieve, there’s sanctuary in a movie musical that looks like a Broadway smash, a Colosseum full of vintage brutes, a Harry Styles simile.Raven Smith, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024
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Warren has bungled his only critical job — getting a new stadium.Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 4 Dec. 2024
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If any of that is true, this whole thing is a house of cards, and the Dolphins badly bungled the quarterback position.Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 27 Sep. 2024
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Orange cats have earned an online reputation for being chaotic, energetic rascals.Gayoung Lee, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
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Eventually, Sergei — now going by Kraven — begins knocking off a growing list of poachers, corporate rascals and international kingpins.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2024
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The monsters are tall and impressively athletic-looking, with devil ears and animatronic snouts that snap like miniature crocodile jaws.Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 7 Dec. 2024
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Families can hear all about classic ancient Greek myths which are filled with adventures of gods and goddesses, monsters, and heroes.Anna Halkidis, Parents, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Scamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scamp. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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