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bugout

[ buhg-out ]

noun

  1. Military Slang. a hasty retreat from combat, especially in defiance of orders.
  2. Slang. a person who is willfully absent from duties or obligations.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of bugout1

An Americanism dating back to 1950–55; noun use of verb phrase bug out “leave”

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