Refers to your not being charged and/or incarcerated for an indiscretion, due to whether or not you'd consumed alcohol during the period when you'd committed said crime.
Believe it or not, being intoxicated can sometimes actually be a defense in a criminal case, especially if the culprit merely committed a misdemeanor instead of something more serious... if he was drunk at the time, he can often get away scotch-free! Disgusting, but true.
by QuacksO April 14, 2019

When a grown person don't have their own home and goes from place to place sleeping on other people couches.
by Lordbear1 October 28, 2021

To set blaze to the trail behind you. This can be used as an adjective, adverb, or verb, depending on the user’s fluency in acculturated hibbity-jibbity.
A mondegreen of “scorched-earth”, this iteration is believed to have evolved from military sandbox video games where young or mentally handicap-able players adopted the term through oral traditions. The lexicalization of the term occurs when the player believes it lends them a manner of respect as a well-read strategist. This term has not been uniformly adopted unironically by any known subcultures, which indicates that the rare users of “scotched-earth” may be experiencing developmental delays which impair comprehension or social cues.
A mondegreen of “scorched-earth”, this iteration is believed to have evolved from military sandbox video games where young or mentally handicap-able players adopted the term through oral traditions. The lexicalization of the term occurs when the player believes it lends them a manner of respect as a well-read strategist. This term has not been uniformly adopted unironically by any known subcultures, which indicates that the rare users of “scotched-earth” may be experiencing developmental delays which impair comprehension or social cues.
“I’m not a pacifist, but I’ve personally found longer-term benefits from not going Scotched-Earth.”
“This clip from 2 years ago debunks your entire narrative. You made it seem as though he went scotched earth on the idea.”
“This clip from 2 years ago debunks your entire narrative. You made it seem as though he went scotched earth on the idea.”
by RippaverseFan59 January 29, 2025

by infinitelytrue March 17, 2009

by Swagmoneygetitright December 14, 2014

by Big baws macgraw November 6, 2021

To "hop scotch" or "hopping scotch" is to do something extreme and or unexpected out of extreme emotion or lack thereof.
Ex 1: "A chick was hopping scotch at Wendy's. Flipping tables and everything."
Ex 2: "He gone hop scotch on yo ass if you don't stop playing with him...."
Ex 3: "The bitch hopped scotch and said she loved em after the first date."
Ex 4: "He had to use the bathroom so bad, he hopped scotch and took a piss in public."
Ex 2: "He gone hop scotch on yo ass if you don't stop playing with him...."
Ex 3: "The bitch hopped scotch and said she loved em after the first date."
Ex 4: "He had to use the bathroom so bad, he hopped scotch and took a piss in public."
by Purrpologist May 14, 2020
