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absquatulate

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12 lettersPronunciation /æbˈskwɑt͡ʃ.ʊ.leɪt/Part of speech verbSorted aaabelqsttuuStarts with AEnds with E0 clues
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Definitions

  1. run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along

Word origin

Attested since the 1830s in American English, a jocular mock-Latin word. Blend of abscond + squat + perambulate, as ab- (“away (from)”) (as in abscond) + squat + *-ulate (as in perambulate, properly -ate), hence meaning “get up (from a squat) and depart (quickly)”. The middle portion was perhaps influenced by -le (“(frequentative)”) and the dialectal term squattle (“depart”); compare contemporary skedaddle.

Used in a sentence

  • "[…]Now I see you again—I’m satisfied. I’m satisfied completely. See? I’m going to absquatulate, see? Hey Presto right away.” He turned to his tea for a moment, finished his cup noisily, stood up.

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