English Explanatory Dictionary

scarper the letty

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To depart quickly from a rented place without paying.

Word forms

scarper the letty scarpers the letty scarpering the letty scarpered the letty

Etymology

Polari scarper (“flee”) (from Italian scappare) + letty (“bed”) (from Italian letti).

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