The word Scram

[JAZZMANB]

My Mam used it all the time,assumed it was local and old school
Heard it on american stuff a bit
Maybe came over in the war ?
Sounds very mackem
Thats all folks !

 

[heroesof73]

the mags might have to scram from their promotion party

My Mam used it all the time,assumed it was local and old school
Heard it on american stuff a bit
Maybe came over in the war ?
Sounds very mackem
Thats all folks !

 

[Twisted]

My Mam used it all the time,assumed it was local and old school
Heard it on american stuff a bit
Maybe came over in the war ?
Sounds very mackem
Thats all folks !

sounds very mackem...because you're used to hearing it from your mam

 

[Epping]

scram

skedaddle, piss off, get lost

 

[Arkle]

Just a shortened version of scramble, isn't it?

 

[Some Random Guy]

Just a shortened version of scramble, isn't it?

Aye, likely origin is America.

 

[jarramackem]

Me dad uses "amscray" which means the same but is the pig latin version accoding to Wiki

 

[SYB_DC]

My Mam used it all the time,assumed it was local and old school
Heard it on american stuff a bit
Maybe came over in the war ?
Sounds very mackem
Thats all folks !

Not sure if it help much, but my (American) grandparents - all of whom were born in the 1910s and 1920s and none of whom ever visited the UK, much less the NE - used it pretty frequently. It sounds horrible in certain American accents, especially one of theirs. I can't stand the word.

 

[JAZZMANB]

sounds very mackem...because you're used to hearing it from your mam

I'm not.its 40 plus years since she said it to me

Just a shortened version of scramble, isn't it?

Yep,though back in the day it was just one word of many that meant something with no real logic to it

scram

skedaddle, piss off, get lost

Sling ya hook ,hadaway,gerrout etc all very local sounding

Not sure if it help much, but my (American) grandparents - all of whom were born in the 1910s and 1920s and none of whom ever visited the UK, much less the NE - used it pretty frequently. It sounds horrible in certain American accents, especially one of theirs. I can't stand the word.

No bother on the telly but really weird in real life

 

[eshermackem]

Me grandad used to say " dear me how ". Is it a mackem saying?

 

[Wilfy]

Scram, it's the filth.

 

[Paddy O'Dors]

Sling ya hook

Sling your hook is a naval term.

"Take your hammock elsewhere, you're in my place"

Many sayings in everyday use have naval origins.

 

[Frijj]

Me grandad used to say " dear me how ". Is it a mackem saying?

NE generic I think

 

[Martin F]

Word Origin and History for scram
v.


1928, U.S. slang, either a shortened form of scramble (v.) or from German schramm, imperative singular of schrammen "depart." Related: Scrammed ; scramming.

 

[Keawyeds]

Just a shortened version of scramble, isn't it?

So by that extension, is Scran short for scranble?
I really hope not. That would ruin scran. And that's just unacceptable

 

[WildTurkey]

Me grandad used to say " dear me how ". Is it a mackem saying?

"
Mine would stand up from his chair, stretch, then say 'eee, man alive'

Fuck knows what it meant[/QUOTE]

 

[JAZZMANB]

Word Origin and History for scram
v.


1928, U.S. slang, either a shortened form of scramble (v.) or from German schramm, imperative singular of schrammen "depart." Related: Scrammed ; scramming.

Was weird hearing some yanks saying a word i'd only ever heard locally,maybe came over with the GI's

Sling your hook is a naval term.

"Take your hammock elsewhere, you're in my place"

Many sayings in everyday use have naval origins.

Best button down the hatches and put your tin hat on,coming out with stuff like that

 

[Paddy O'Dors]

Best button down the hatches and put your tin hat on,coming out with stuff like that

I'm struggling to fathom out why?

 

[Martin F]

Best button down the hatches and put your tin hat on,coming out with stuff like that

Batten down the hatches!

 

[JAZZMANB]

Batten down the hatches!

He exclaimed ,+
way out of your depth