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scarper

American  
[skahr-per] / ˈskɑr pər /

verb (used without object)

British.

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

scarper British  
/ ˈskɑːpə /

verb

  1. to depart in haste

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noun

  1. a hasty departure

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Etymology

Origin of scarper

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

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