scamp
Mischievous young one
A scamp is a mischievous person, especially a child who gets into minor trouble but remains endearing: You little scamp, you ate all the cookies.
The word carries affection—a scamp's wrongdoing is playful rather than malicious.
Less commonly, to scamp work is to do it carelessly or hastily.
Lovable troublemaker
- impMinor mischief-making devil
- rapscallionMischievous person, usually endearing
- ragamuffinShabby, unkempt child
- urchinNeglected street child
tyke · brat · hellion · whippersnapper · scalawag · minx · gamin · tearaway
Someone who plays tricks
- jokerCutup or wild card
- jesterRoyal household comedian
- hoaxerOne who deceives playfully
- wagMove briskly back-and-forth
cutup · schemer · deceiver · mischief-maker · troublemaker · scoundrel · knave · rogue
Playful troublesome behavior
- pranksPlayful mischievous acts
- anticsAbsurd, attention-seeking behavior
- shenanigansMischievous or deceitful behavior
- tomfooleryFoolish or silly behavior
capers · tricks · hijinks · escapades · devilry · roguery · troublemaking · naughtiness
One who causes trouble
- spriteTiny magical creature
- moppetEndearing term for child
- poppetSmall magical figure
- pickleVinegar-preserved vegetable
tinker · terror · handful · troublemaker · live-wire · firecracker · spitfire · dickens
Small edible crustacean
- prawnEdible marine decapod
- scampiGarlic-butter shellfish dish
- langoustineSmall clawed crustacean
- shellfishAquatic creatures with exoskeletons
rascal
Lovable troublemaker
- impMinor mischief-making devil
- rapscallionMischievous person, usually endearing
- ragamuffinShabby, unkempt child
urchin · tyke · brat · hellion · whippersnapper · scalawag · minx · gamin · tearaway · pickle
prankster
Someone who plays tricks
wag · cutup · schemer · deceiver · mischief-maker · troublemaker · scoundrel · knave · rogue · rapscallion
mischief
Playful troublesome behavior
- pranksPlayful mischievous acts
- anticsAbsurd, attention-seeking behavior
- shenanigansMischievous or deceitful behavior
tomfoolery · capers · tricks · hijinks · escapades · devilry · roguery · troublemaking · naughtiness · larks
mischief-maker
One who causes trouble
pickle · tinker · terror · handful · troublemaker · live-wire · firecracker · spitfire · dickens · cherub
shrimp
Small edible crustacean
- prawnEdible marine decapod
- scampiGarlic-butter shellfish dish
- langoustineSmall clawed crustacean
- misbehaviormisbehave, misbehavior, mischief, misconduct, naughty
- mischievousimpish, sly, prankster, roguish, cheeky
- Rascalsrascal, imp, scallywag, scalawag, rapscallion
- roguesrogue, rogues, scoundrel, scoundrels, rascal
- teasing insultsdoofus, goofball, dork, dweeb, goober
- troublemakerstroublemaker, rascals, delinquents, imps, brats
scampangel
Divine winged messenger
saint · goody-goody · innocent · paragon · goody two-shoes
scampconformist
One following accepted norms
goody two-shoes · square · stuffed shirt · prig · sobersides