Etymology

scarper the letty

Today it means: To depart quickly from a rented place without paying. Full definition →

Italian scappare
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The story

  1. Italian · derived fromletti
  2. Italian · derived fromscappare
  3. English todayscarper the letty

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

Words from the same roots

Italianscappare all →

scarper

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