A grand-sounding word for a quick exitSourced
United States · English meaning
Absquatulate means to leave in a hurry
American English absquatulate is slang for departing quickly or fleeing. Attested since the 1830s, it is a jocular mock-Latin formation. The action is brisk even if the word used to describe it is elaborate.
The exit can be shorter than the name for it.
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