vb (intr)
to depart in haste
n
a hasty departure
[probably an adaptation of Italian scappare to escape;
perhaps influenced by folk etymology Scapa Flow Cockney rhyming slang for
go]
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English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged © HarperCollins Publishers
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Little Brother Matt will scarper from any place where ill will is spreading.
Little Brother Matt will scarper from any place where ill will is spreading.
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