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Word entry · 5 letters

scram

Best crossword clue

"Leave hastily"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /skɹæm/Part of speech verbSorted acmrsStarts with SEnds with M1 cluesCommon crossword word
1S2C3R4A5M

Definitions

  1. leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form

Word origin

Uncertain; the verb is possibly derived from etymology 1. It has been suggested that the word is an acronym for phrases like “safety control rod actuator mechanism”, “safety cut rope axe man”, “safety control rod axe man”, and “safety control rods activation mechanism”, but these are most likely backronyms.

Used in a sentence

  • What are you kids doing on my lawn? Scram!
  • Maybe when he found that Chet's jalopy was gone, he felt he'd better scram, and forgot the coat and hat.
  • The boy who was playing glowered at the intruder and growled. "Well, scram Kibitzer; scram."

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