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scarpering the letty

scarpering the letty is the present participle and gerund of scarper the letty.

Meaning of scarper the letty

Verb

scarper the letty (third-person singular simple present scarpers the letty, present participle scarpering the letty, simple past and past participle scarpered the letty)

  1. (UK, dated, slang) To depart quickly from a rented place without paying.

Questions about scarpering the letty

What is scarpering the letty the present participle and gerund of?
Scarpering the letty is the present participle and gerund of scarper the letty.

Words near scarpering the letty in the dictionary

  1. Scarpellis
  2. scarper
  3. scarper the letty
  4. scarpered
  5. scarpering
  6. scarpering the letty
  7. scarpers
  8. scarpers the letty
  9. scarpes
  10. scarph
  11. scarphed

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