To run away.
Scarper
Example Sentences
"Don't Scarper about like that!"
"He's always trying to Scarper when he shouldn't."
Etymology & History
British run away. From Cockney rhyming slang 'Scapa Flow' = go. British escape terminology. Working-class British criminal slang. 'Scarper!' British flee. Reflects British rhyming slang movement vocabulary.
Word Details
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Region
London/Cockney
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Era
Modern
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Language
Mild
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Formality
Slang
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