bugout

American  

[buhg-out] / ˈbʌgˌaʊt /

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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Etymology

Origin of bugout

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

Example Sentences

Your bugout bag might be stocked better than anyone you know, and your wilderness training may be top-notch.

From Salon

In a separate filing issued on Wednesday, prosecutors revealed evidence that two of Mr. Meggs’s co-defendants in the Oath Keepers case, Jessica Watkins and Donovan Crowl — both Ohio residents — swapped messages on Facebook just days after the Capitol attack, discussing a “bugout plan” if then-President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. actually took office.

From New York Times

Call it whatever you want — a go-bag, bugout bag, 72-hour supplies, or basic preparedness kit — it should be ready to go at a moment’s notice.

From Los Angeles Times

And a straight bugout would risk the same kind of catastrophe that followed President Barack Obama’s unilateral pullout from Iraq, which rapidly produced the rise of ISIS.

From Washington Times

All those preppers who have bugout bags so they can run for the hills when the lights go out, those people are crazy, because if they get a burst appendix or bad stuff in their water, they can’t solve their problems.

From The Verge