scram
pronunciation
How to pronounce scram in British English:
UK [skræm]
How to pronounce scram in American English:
US [skræm]
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- Verb:
- leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form
Word Origin
- scram (v.)
- 1928, U.S. slang, either a shortened form of scramble (v.) or from German schramm, imperative singular of schrammen "depart." Related: Scrammed; scramming.
Example
- 1. You 'll be dead if you don 't scram .
- 2. This is my beard , bud ! Scram !
- 3. Scram , will you ? You a brute , too ?
- 4. Garbage cans , rats galore . Scram !
- 5. Here 's a souvenir . Don 't look back . Scram !