vamoose
to leave hurriedly or quickly; decamp.
to leave hurriedly or quickly from; decamp from.
Origin of vamoose
1- Also Older Use, va·mose [va-mohs] /væˈmoʊs/ .
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How to use vamoose in a sentence
There'd been fur flyin', and I bet Glendon would have vamoosed and let 'em fight it out to a finish.
The Long Dim Trail | Forrestine C. HookerIts vanished, vamoosed, flown away; and the family are using the plain blue and white china kitchen set.
Peter Cotterell's Treasure | Rupert Sargent HollandBut as soon as our train came within sight to-day the old Chief pulled up his stakes and "vamoosed the ranch."
All he knew was that Granger had vamoosed, and he thought he was doing the gang dirt and pulling some kind of treacherous stuff.
The Gray Phantom's Return | Herman LandonMoreover, our youngsters had vamoosed through a hole in the wall.
Curly | Roger Pocock
British Dictionary definitions for vamoose
/ (vəˈmuːs) /
(intr) slang, mainly US to leave a place hurriedly; decamp
Origin of vamoose
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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