Scamp — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

one who is playfully mischievous

perform hastily and carelessly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/skˈæmp/

🇬🇧British English

/skˈamp/

🇮🇳Indian English

/skˈamp/

1 syllable Say it as /skˈæmp/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

imp rascal monkey scalawag rapscallion scallywag

Parts of Speech

noun	one who is playfully mischievous
verb	perform hastily and carelessly

Word Forms

monkey	verb	play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly
rascally	adjective	playful in an appealingly bold way

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schlingel

jemand, der spielerisch boshaft ist

🇫🇷French

coquin

quelqu'un qui est ludique et espiègle

🇪🇸Spanish

pícaro

uno que es juguetonamente travieso

🇮🇹Italian

furfante

uno che è scherzosamente dispettoso

🇳🇱Dutch

oplichter

iemand die speels ondeugend is

🇵🇹Portuguese

patife

aquele que é divertidamente travesso

🇷🇺Russian

мошенник

тот, кто игриво озорной

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ढिलाई से काम करना

वह जो चंचल रूप से शरारती हो

🇧🇩Bengali

কেলেঙ্কারি

একজন যিনি খেলার সাথে দুষ্টু

🇮🇳Tamil

மோசடி

விளையாட்டுத்தனமாக குறும்புக்காரன்

🇮🇳Telugu

మోసం

ఆటగా అల్లరి చేసేవాడు

🇮🇳Marathi

घोटाळा

जो खेळकर खोडकर आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

કૌભાંડ

એક જે રમતિયાળ તોફાની છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಗರಣ

ತಮಾಷೆಯಾಗಿ ಚೇಷ್ಟೆ ಮಾಡುವವನು

🇮🇳Malayalam

അഴിമതി

കളിയായി വികൃതിയുള്ളവൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘੁਟਾਲਾ

ਇੱਕ ਜੋ ਖੇਡਣ ਨਾਲ ਸ਼ਰਾਰਤੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

دھوکہ

ایک جو کھلے دل سے شرارتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

恶棍

顽皮的人

🇯🇵Japanese

スキャンプ

ふざけていたずら好きな人

🇰🇷Korean

건달

장난스럽게 짓궂은 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kẻ lừa đảo

một người tinh nghịch và tinh nghịch

🇹🇭Thai

หลอกลวง

เป็นคนขี้เล่นขี้เล่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

banyol

orang yang sangat nakal

🇵🇭Filipino

pandaraya

isa na mapaglarong pilyo

🇲🇾Malay

cepat

seorang yang main-main nakal

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

محتال

شخص مؤذ بشكل هزلي

🇮🇷Persian

اسکمپ

کسی که بازیگوش بازیگوش است

🇹🇷Turkish

dolandırıcılık

Şakacı bir şekilde yaramazlık yapan biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

זלזול

אחד שובב בצורה שובבה

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The primary meaning of 'scamp' is 'one who is playfully mischievous'.

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