amscray
Get out, coded
Amscray is Pig Latin for "scram," meaning get out or go away.
It's playful and dated, carrying a whiff of old gangster movies or kids' secret language: Amscray, before they catch us.
Like most Pig Latin, it signals informality or mock secrecy rather than actual concealment.
Depart hastily, often fearfully
- vamooseDepart hastily
- beat itCommand to leave quickly
- buzz offDismissive departure command
- get lostDismissive order to leave
shove off · clear out · hit the road · take a hike · run along · go away · leave · begone
skedaddle
Depart hastily, often fearfully
get lost · shove off · clear out · hit the road · take a hike · run along · go away · leave · begone · dismissed
flee
Depart swiftly from threat
hurry · rush · hightail · quick · fast · hasty · immediate · emergency · expedite · sprint
unsay
Retract a statement
amscraystay
Remain in position
come here · remain · come in · stick around · stay put
amscraywelcome
Hospitable greeting offered
come in · make yourself at home · come on in · you're invited · stay awhile
scramble, scram, scrambling, scrambles, scrammed, scramblers, scrambler, scramming