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scamp

[skamp] / skæmp /


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He’s a master of both Andersonian acting styles: the freewheeling scamp and the scoundrel who speaks with a sniper’s precision.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

He cultivated a reputation as a beloved scamp who did what he wanted.

From New York Times • Nov. 18, 2023

Throughout his career, he delighted in being a newsroom scamp.

From Washington Post • Sep. 27, 2022

Is he the playful scamp who once gave an underling a piggyback ride after a rocket engine test?

From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2021

Had no future, was a scamp, possibly even a scoundrel.

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson