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amscray

/ˈæmskɹeɪ/

amscray verb: to go away.

Verb

amscray (third-person singular simple present amscrays, present participle amscraying, simple past and past participle amscrayed)

  1. To go away.
    • Get out of here! Amscray!
    • "Brownie. (Backed to D.R.; looking from one to the other.) Sa-ay, am I interrupting anything?
      Verona. (Smiling; lightly.) Yes, you are! Amscray!"1945, – Anne Ferring Weatherly, Two Gentleman and a Verona: A Comedy in Three Acts, page 99
    Synonyms:
    scram

Synonyms of amscray

Forms of amscray

third-person singular presentamscrays
present participleamscraying
past participleamscrayed
pastamscrayed

Origin of amscray

Pig Latin version of scram; possibly the only Pig Latin word to enter common American English besides ixnay.

Questions about amscray

What does amscray mean?
Amscray means to go away.
What part of speech is amscray?
Amscray is a verb.
How do you pronounce amscray?
Amscray is pronounced /ˈæmskɹeɪ/.
What is the past tense of amscray?
The past tense of amscray is amscrayed.

Words near amscray in the dictionary

  1. Amryc
  2. AMS
  3. AMSA
  4. amsacrine
  5. amsar
  6. amscray
  7. amscrayed
  8. amscraying
  9. amscrays
  10. Amsden
  11. Amsdens

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