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{{Short description|Mythological being similar to a demon or fairy}}
{{Other uses|Imp (disambiguation)|IMPS (disambiguation)}}
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[[File:Imp with cards - illustration from Le grand Etteilla.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.25|French illustration of imps ({{circa|1838}})]]

An '''imp''' is a [[Europe]]an [[mythology|mythological]] being similar to a [[fairy]] or [[demon]], frequently described in [[folklore]] and [[superstition]]. The word may perhaps derive from the term ''ympe'', used to denote a young [[grafted]] tree.

Imps are often described as troublesome and mischievous more than seriously threatening or dangerous, and as lesser beings rather than more important supernatural beings. The attendants of the [[devil]] are sometimes described as imps. They are usually described as lively and having small stature.