scar ‧ per /ˈskɑːpə $ ˈskɑːrpər/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive] British English informal
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: Probably from Italian scappare 'to escape' ]
to run away:
They scarpered without paying their bill.
scar ‧ per /ˈskɑːpə $ ˈskɑːrpər/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive] British English informal
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: Probably from Italian scappare 'to escape' ]
to run away:
They scarpered without paying their bill.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012