vamoose
[ va-moos ]
/ væˈmus /
verb (used without object), va·moosed, va·moos·ing.
to leave hurriedly or quickly; decamp.
verb (used with object), va·moosed, va·moos·ing.
to leave hurriedly or quickly from; decamp from.
Origin of vamoose
1830–40; < Spanish
vamos let us go, imperative 1st person plural of
ir to go
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British Dictionary definitions for vamoose
vamoose
/ (vəˈmuːs) /
verb
(intr) slang, mainly US
to leave a place hurriedly; decamp
Word Origin for vamoose
C19: from Spanish
vamos let's go, from Latin
vādere to go, walk rapidly