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   Scarp·er

   /ˈskärpər/

   

   verb

   • 1. run away: informal British "they left the stuff where it was and scarpered"

   Word Origin mid 19th century: probably from Italian scappare ‘to escape’, influenced by rhyming slang Scapa Flow ‘go’.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › scarperScarper Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Scarper is a British verb that means to flee, run away, or leave. Learn its synonyms, examples, etymology, and related words from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSCARPER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Scarper is a UK slang verb that means to leave very quickly, often to avoid getting into trouble. Learn how to pronounce scarper, see related words and phrases, and find translations in different languages.

4. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › scarperscarper - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   Probably from Italian scappare (“to run away”), influenced by Cockney rhyming slang Scapa Flow = go. 1. In the chapter "Punch Talk" of 1851, Henry Mayhew, London Labour and the London Poor, Vol 3, the author discusses the slang language used by travelling Italian Punch and Judy men and entertainers, which had English, Italian, Jewish and traveller ...

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   (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈskɑː.pə/

   Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)pə(ɹ)

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   scarper (third-person singular simple present scarpers, present participle scarpering, simple past and past participle scarpered) 1. (British, slang) To run away; to flee; to escape. 1.1. 1904, John Coleman, Fifty years of an actors̓ life, volume 1, page 54: 1.1.1. Out went the lights, as he continued, "That sneak Whiskers have just blown the gaff ...

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5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSCARPER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   2 days ago · Scarper is a British slang verb that means to leave a place quickly or run away. Learn the origin, pronunciation, usage and synonyms of scarper from Collins Dictionary.

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   Scarper definition: to flee or depart suddenly, especially without having paid one's bills.. See examples of SCARPER used in a sentence.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionscarper verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   Scarper is an informal verb that means to run away or to leave. It is used in British English, especially in the context of escaping from the police. Learn how to pronounce it, see examples and synonyms.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › english-word › scarperSCARPER - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

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   Definitions of 'scarper' If someone scarpers, they leave a place quickly. [British, informal] [...] More. Pronunciations of the word 'scarper' British English: skɑːʳpəʳ. More. Conjugations of 'scarper' present simple: I scarper, you scarper [...] past simple: I scarpered, you scarpered [...] past participle: scarpered. More. Synonyms of 'scarper'