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• a variation of vamoose.

vamose

American  

[va-mohs] / væˈmoʊs /

verb (used with or without object)

vamosed, vamosing

1. Older Use. vamoose.

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vamose vamosed vamosing

"Why, you see, Miss Darrell, the fact was, I was what you call expelled,—which being translated from the original Greek into plain slang, the chosen language of young America,—means I was politely requested to vamose."

From The Actress' Daughter A Novel by Fleming, May Agnes

And if we warn off the passengers from going this trip, and let the stage go up empty, Bob would suspect something and vamose.

From The Argonauts of North Liberty by Harte, Bret

Now if you're just havin' a little fun with me, Shark, put your gun up, and we'll get on Bolivar and vamose.

From Whirligigs by Henry, O.

“It is the judgment of this court that you vamose the camp . . . in the customary way, sir, in the customary way.”

From Lost Face by London, Jack

One afternoon I ordered Atasca to vamose, and got up and dressed carefully.

From Options by Henry, O.

But the wizard's vamosed; an' at last, when each is convinced tharof, the grown folks led by Squar' Alexanders reepairs back into the tavern an' takes another drink.'

From Wolfville Nights by Lewis, Alfred Henry

But when he seen ’em comin’, he swore in a deputy–quick–and vamosed.

From Alec Lloyd, Cowpuncher by Gates, Eleanor

The lady-like guest soon vamosed to England, where he became the lawful spouse of the Hon. Mr. C——, the brother to Lord F——d.

From Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present by Le Moine, J. M. (James MacPherson), Sir

At the first mention of cholera, the fifteen years' man vamosed, retreating across the road, and seating himself on the fence under the shadow of the locust trees.

From 'Lena Rivers by Holmes, Mary Jane

Nell's a brave girl an' stands a pat hand when the rest of us vamosed that time.

From Wolfville Nights by Lewis, Alfred Henry

So I makes a spring in after him in no time, caught him by the hair of his head, just as he was vamosing, and swam ashore with him.

From Nature and Human Nature by Haliburton, Thomas Chandler

Things do not please me here just now and I am going to settel it by vamosing.

From The Virginian, a Horseman of the Plains by Wister, Owen