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scram
(scram)
Pronunciation:
/skram/
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
Nearby Words
scowl
SCP
SCPO
SCPS
SCR
scrabble
scrag
scrag-end
scraggy
scram
scramasax
scramble
scrambled egg
scrambler
scrambling
scramjet
scran
Scranton
scrap
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