Meaning & use
scram
Informal command meaning to leave immediately, especially to avoid trouble.
See it in a sentence
The shopkeeper told the boys to scram before he called their parents.
As soon as the sirens sounded, everyone scrammed from the empty warehouse.
A note on using this word
Scram is almost always used as a blunt command and sounds rude in polite or formal contexts.
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