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.