Vamoose
/væˈmus/ verb, slang
verb, slang ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To run away (from); to flee. ambitransitive, slang
"Speaking of the room in which I locked McIndoe — I will preface by saying that Mac "vamoosed that ranch" that very day and left me alone."
- 2 leave suddenly wordnet
- 3 To hurry. intransitive, slang
"Some members of civil rights organizations present said they have heard that Negroes seeking housing in the [sundown] towns had been intimidated and that 'vamoose' warnings have been in vogue for the past year."
Example
More examples"Speaking of the room in which I locked McIndoe — I will preface by saying that Mac "vamoosed that ranch" that very day and left me alone."
Etymology
Alteration of Spanish vamos (“we go”) or vámonos (“let's go”). Doublet of namous.