scarper
verb (used without object)
to flee or depart suddenly, especially without having paid one's bills.
will scarper
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future tenseof scarper.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Some will step up and some will scarper.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 22, 2017
It is unlikely that your betrothed will scarper on horseback, as Julia Roberts did in “Runaway Bride”, and most insurers wouldn’t cover that anyway.
From Economist ● Oct. 9, 2014
His cynical crony Grimwig, who insists that all boys are bad, bets that he will scarper.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 20, 2011
