scarper
5 synonyms for scarper, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — Chiefly in scarper the letty: to depart quickly or run away from (a place); to flee.
Synonyms
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Etymology
The verb is probably borrowed from Italian scappare ("to run away, escape, flee"), which came from Vulgar Latin *excappāre ("to escape"). This in turn was formed from Latin ex- (a prefix meaning 'away; out') plus cappa ("(Late Latin) cape, cloak (usually with a hood); (Medieval Latin) cap; headwear" — further etymology...
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