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vamoose

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va·moose  (v-ms, v-)
intr.v. va·moosed, va·moos·ing, va·moos·es Slang
To leave hurriedly.
[From Spanish vamos, let's go, from Latin vdmus, first person pl. present subjunctive of vdere, to go.]
vamoose [vəˈmuːs]
vb
(intr) Slang chiefly US to leave a place hurriedly; decamp
[from Spanish vamos let us go, from Latin vādere to go, walk rapidly]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.vamoosevamoose - leave suddenly; "She persuaded him to decamp"; "skip town"
decamp, skip
go forth, leave, go away - go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"
Translations
vamoose [vəˈmuːs] VI → largarse
vamoose
vi (US inf) → abhauen (inf), → abzischen (inf)


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