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scram

Pronunciation: /skram/
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Definition of scram

verb (scrams, scramming, scrammed)

[no object, usually in imperative] informal
  • leave or go away from a place quickly:get out of here, you miserable wretches—scram!

Origin:

early 20th century: probably from the verb scramble

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