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.
Nearby words
- valvuloplasty,
- valvulotomy,
- valéry,
- valéry, paul,
- vambrace,
- vamose,
- vamp,
- vamphorn,
- vampire,
- vampire bat
Origin of vamoose
1830–40; < Spanish vamos let us go, imperative 1st person plural of ir to go
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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
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vamoose
"to decamp," 1834, from Spanish vamos "let us go," from Latin vadamus, from vadere "to go, to walk," from PIE root *wadh- "to go" (cf. Old English wadan "to go," Latin vadum "ford;" see wade (v.)).
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