Sekirov Dictionary

scarper

UK /ˈskɑːpə/US /ˈskɑɹpəɹ/

verb 2
noun 1
forms 3

verb2

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(UK, slang) To depart quickly; to escape, to flee, to run away.
- A horse takes fright and "scarpers," or runs away. — 1862
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(slang, old-fashioned) Chiefly in scarper the letty: to depart quickly or run away from (a place); to flee.
- jean: We can't all spend our time nailing our suitcases to the floor, and shin out of the window. / archie: Scarper the letty. — 1957

noun1

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(UK, slang) Chiefly in do a scarper: an act of departing quickly or running away; an escape, a flight.
- As a matter of fact we were all pritty flabergasted, for although we had all planned to do a scarper none of us realy thought we would have the guts to do it. — 1958

forms

scarpered · scarpering · scarpers

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