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单词 scarper
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scarper

[ skahr-per ]
/ ˈskɑr pər /

verb (used without object) British.

to flee or depart suddenly, especially without having paid one's bills.

Origin of scarper

First recorded in 1845–50; originally argot, probably from Polari, ultimately from Italian scappare “to flee,” from Vulgar Latin excappāre (unattested); see origin at escape

Words nearby scarper

Scarpa's fascia, Scarpa's fluid, Scarpa's foramen, Scarpa's membrane, Scarpa's triangle, scarper, scarph, Scarron, scarry, Scarsdale, scart
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British Dictionary definitions for scarper

scarper
/ (ˈskɑːpə) British slang /

verb (intr)

to depart in haste

noun

a hasty departure

Word Origin for scarper

C19: probably an adaptation of Italian scappare to escape; perhaps influenced by folk etymology Scapa Flow Cockney rhyming slang for go
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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