scot-free

adjective

ˈskät-ˈfrē 

: completely free from obligation, harm, or penalty

Examples of scot-free in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Gen might have gotten away scot-free from the sheets incident in terms of optics — no one questions her involvement, even though her job description includes housekeeping — but karma hounds her during the first day of the charter. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 21 July 2026

That is a better outcome than asking Ream to play the rest of the match on tenterhooks and Almiron getting away scot-free. — Ben Burrows, New York Times, 13 June 2026

Four years, scot-free on the injury slate, three-year captain, superlative awards. — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 8 May 2026

And people tend to believe that some rich people got off scot-free in this -- in the Epstein case, the Epstein files. — ABC News, 21 Dec. 2025

Word History

Etymology

scot

First Known Use

1528, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for scot-free

• be
• bee
• bree
• cree
• fee
• flea
• flee
• free
• gee
• ghee
• glee
• he

Kids Definition

scot-free

adjective

ˈskät-ˈfrē

: completely free from duty, harm, or penalty

get off scot-free

Etymology

from earlier scot "money owed"