First Known Use: circa 1846
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scarper
intransitive verb scar·per \ˈskär-pər\
Definition of SCARPER
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Origin of SCARPER
probably ultimately from Italian scappare, from Vulgar Latin *excappare — more at escape
Related to SCARPER
- Synonyms
- bail, bail out, begone, book [slang], bugger off [British slang], bug off, bug out, buzz (off), clear off [chiefly British], clear out, cut out, depart, dig out, exit, get, get off, go off, move, pack (up or off), part, peel off, pike (out or off), pull out, push off, push on, quit, run along, sally (forth), go [British], shove (off), step (along), take off, vamoose, walk out
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