ABSQUATULATE

abscond, bolt, absquatulate, decamp, run off, go off, make off

(verb) run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along; “The thief made off with our silver”; “the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

absquatulate (third-person singular simple present absquatulates, present participle absquatulating, simple past and past participle absquatulated)

(intransitive, slang) To leave quickly or in a hurry; to depart, flee. [from 19th c.]

(intransitive, slang) to abscond.

Synonyms

• (leave quickly): abscond, decamp, skedaddle, vamoose

• See leave

Source: Wiktionary


Ab*squat"u*late, v. i.

Definition: To take one's self off; to decamp. [A jocular word. U. S.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SET

(noun) an unofficial association of people or groups; “the smart set goes there”; “they were an angry lot”


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