vamoose

American  

[va-moos] / væˈmus /

Older Use, vamose

verb (used without object)

vamoosed, vamoosing

1. to leave hurriedly or quickly; decamp.

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verb (used with object)

vamoosed, vamoosing

1. to leave hurriedly or quickly from; decamp from.

vamoose British  

/ vəˈmuːs /

verb

1. slang (intr) to leave a place hurriedly; decamp

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Etymology

Origin of vamoose

First recorded in 1830–40; from Spanish vamos “let us go,” imperative 1st person plural of ir “to go”

Example Sentences

Marthy, who has been living with Chris on the coal barge he works on, agrees to vamoose so Anna can take up residence there.

From The Wall Street Journal

And should I express how it makes me feel or just vamoose?

From Washington Post

“All I want,” Ms. Gibson said, “is for y’all to vamoose.”

From New York Times

In such a situation, taking all this in, a sane character would run, flee, skedaddle, vamoose, make tracks and call in the cops, or maybe an airstrike.

From Seattle Times

He and others have confessed to surprise that the Afghan president turned tail and vamoosed.

From Washington Post