noun
- small devils or evil spirits in folklore and mythology
- mischievous children or people who behave playfully naughty
Usage: informal
Examples
- The fairy tale featured wicked imps who played tricks on travelers.
- Medieval stories often described imps as servants of larger demons.
- Those little imps have been running around the house all morning.
- The teacher smiled at her classroom full of energetic imps.
- The imps in the story caused mischief but were ultimately harmless.
- She called her twin brothers a pair of imps after they hid her keys.