amscray en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈæmskɹeɪ/
Etymology
Pig Latin version of scram; possibly the only Pig Latin word to enter common American English besides ixnay.
Meanings
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To go away.
It made her nervous. She considered wheeling on him with a glare and an icy whisper: “Amscray, Buster!”
1978, Shirley Nelson, The Last Year of the War, page 46:"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:Get out of here! Amscray!
Charlie nods. “Amscray. I got some sorting out to do myself […]”
1981, John Updike, Rabbit Is Rich:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| amscrayed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| amscrayed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| amscraying | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| amscrays | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (2)
de weggehen (go away) · de abhauen (go away)