VAMOOSE

decamp, skip, vamoose

(verb) leave suddenly; “She persuaded him to decamp”; “skip town”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

vamoose (third-person singular simple present vamooses, present participle vamoosing, simple past and past participle vamoosed)

(ambitransitive, slang) To run away (from); to flee.

(intransitive, slang) To hurry.

(intransitive, informal) To be expelled.

Synonyms

• (to run away): See Thesaurus:flee

• (to hurry): See Thesaurus:rush

• (to be expelled): See Thesaurus:go away

Source: Wiktionary



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AGITATION

(noun) a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; “the political ferment produced new leadership”; “social unrest”


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