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scoper¹

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From scope + -er.

noun scopers

  1. One who or that which scopes. That's the role of scopers, to map out the limitations, parameters and dimensions of the problem and its likely solutions. Scopers tell us what now.

scoper²

Where it comes from

An allusion to the derogatory slur spastic, following the renaming of the National Spastics Society, a UK disability charity, to Scope in 1994.

noun scopers

  1. UK, dated, derogatory, offensive, slang Synonym of spastic (“stupid, clumsy person”).

    Similar: spastic

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"scoper." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/scoper. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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scoper. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/scoper

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"scoper." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/scoper.

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@misc{scoper_2026,
  title = {scoper},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/scoper},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}