- scarpered
- v. leave in a hurry, escape without paying a debt (British Slang)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
scarpered
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scarper — [[t]skɑ͟ː(r)pə(r)[/t]] scarpers, scarpering, scarpered VERB If someone scarpers, they leave a place quickly. [BRIT, INFORMAL] He owed Vince money for drugs, which is perhaps the reason he scarpered … English dictionary
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scarper — scar|per [ˈska:pə US ˈska:rpər] v [i]BrE informal [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Probably from Italian scappare to escape ] to run away ▪ They scarpered without paying their bill … Dictionary of contemporary English
scarper — verb (I) BrE informal to run away: Those kids scarpered without paying their bill! … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
