vamoose

vamoose
/va moohs"/, v., vamoosed, vamoosing. Slang.
v.i.
1. to leave hurriedly or quickly; decamp.
v.t.
2. to leave hurriedly or quickly from; decamp from.
[1830-40; < Sp vamos let us go, impv. 1st pers. pl. of ir to go]

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