amscray

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English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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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!
    • 1945,  – Anne Ferring Weatherly, Two Gentleman and a Verona: A Comedy in Three Acts, page 99:
      "Brownie. (Backed to D.R.; looking from one to the other.) Sa-ay, am I interrupting anything?
      Verona. (Smiling; lightly.) Yes, you are! Amscray!"
    • 1978, Shirley Nelson, The Last Year of the War, page 46:
      It made her nervous. She considered wheeling on him with a glare and an icy whisper: “Amscray, Buster!”
    • 1981, John Updike, Rabbit Is Rich:
      Charlie nods. “Amscray. I got some sorting out to do myself []

Usage notes

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Most often used in the imperative form.

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