v. To tweak the spelling or appearanece of something and change it to something else. Comes from changing the 1984 to 1981 on your drivers' licence so you can drink underage, like in the Mike Hines episode of 2000.
-'I can't get into the bar, I am too young.'
-'Give me your ID so I can give the motherfucker the scratch.'
The speed limit was too low so we gave the sign the scratch.
-'Give me your ID so I can give the motherfucker the scratch.'
The speed limit was too low so we gave the sign the scratch.
by saltcock October 20, 2004

by Hersh Burson October 07, 2003

by Lamb B February 21, 2003

forget that
by Meeeee maaasellfff and iii July 23, 2011

by || WOA || December 01, 2001

by Jim Inman August 24, 2006

In track, when a runner withdraws from a race before it begins. The term originated from the days when heat sheets were written on paper, and a runner's name would litterally be scratched off in pencil when he/she decided not to race.
by DukeT November 26, 2010
