absquatulate
v. C2 Proficiency ab·squat·u·late
v. to leave a place very quickly, usually to avoid being caught or to escape a problem. It is a funny or unusual word for running away.
v. to depart or escape from a place, typically in a hurried or stealthy manner. Often used humorously or in a literary context to describe a sudden exit.
The thief absquatulated from the scene before the police arrived.
After realizing the meeting was a disaster, he decided to absquatulate and head home early.
The protagonist absquatulates from the crumbling mansion just as the storm reaches its peak, leaving behind a trail of broken glass and whispered secrets.
- Verbabscond
- Verbabsquatulate
- Nounabscondence
- Nounabsconder