bugout

[buhg-out]

noun

Military Slang. a hasty retreat from combat, especially in defiance of orders.
Slang. a person who absents himself or herself from duties or obligations.

Origin of bugout

First recorded in 1950–55; noun use of verb phrase bug out leave

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