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

His earlier three-shot lead had gone vamoose, especially with an episode on No. 14 when he almost disappeared in the woods hunting his ball, with only the white pants of his backside visible.

From Washington Post

Nearby, a woman was making her own bathroom right next to the entrance of a residential building, vamoosing only when the doorman, Clever Santos Chavez, chased her away.

From Washington Post

Now, voters who want to skip the speeches can vote, vamoose and get on with their lives.

From Washington Times

Her attacker dispatched, Marie and sons vamoose to Martinique, where she writes a long, explanatory letter — this novel — to her boys.

From Washington Post

Also on the way out, as reported, are words I thought were still relatively well understood, among them defenestrate, caterwaul, crapulence, amanuensis, pettifogging, trollop, vamoose, lickspittle and conk.

From The Guardian