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scarper
[ skahr-per ]
verb (used without object)
- to flee or depart suddenly, especially without having paid one's bills.
scarper
/ ˈɑːə /
verb
- to depart in haste
noun
- a hasty departure
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of scarper1
Example Sentences
"It is better for them to pay not to fight than to come here and run away, tripping us up. It doesn't bother me much. If they came here, they'd just scarper… they're deserters."
She said they had heard loud music coming from inside and saw someone in the flat approach, but then "scarper" away.
Yet here’s this woman seemingly scarpering like the most unreliable Casanova at the first indication that she might be called on to provide elevated investment in the relationship.
In some cases, fraudsters have been known to rent a shed from an unsuspecting landlord, fill it to the brim with mattresses – and scarper.
Throughout our conversation, he has been charming company while also giving the impression of a runner on the starting blocks, poised to scarper the second he hears the pistol.
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