vamoose

Leave right now

Vamoose means to leave quickly, often to avoid trouble or detection: Let's vamoose before the cops show up.

The word has a slightly comic, old-fashioned flavor, evoking Westerns and cartoon escapes.

It comes from Spanish *vamos* (let's go).

slang

skedaddle

Depart hastily, often fearfully

take off · buzz off · shove off · scoot · split · bail · duck out · make tracks · hightail · bolt

flee

escape

Flight from captivity

  • fleeDepart swiftly from threat
  • abscondFlee to avoid capture
  • decampDepart abruptly, often secretly

disappear · vanish · slip away · sneak off · evade · elude · exfiltrate · run off · getaway · bolt

hasty

rush

Quick sudden movement

sprint · impetuous · precipitate · breakneck

depart

leave

Sanctioned time away

quit · desert · abandon · retreat · take leave · go away · set off · head out · move out · pull out

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Opposites
departure vs. arrival

vamoosearrive

Reach a destination

come · show up · appear · roll in · turn up

leaving quickly vs. remaining in place

vamoosestay

Remain in position

remain · stay put · linger · tarry · abide

hasty departure vs. deliberate settling

vamoosesettle

Reach final terms

settle down · settle in · put down roots · take up residence · nest

Family

vamoosed, vamooses, vamoosing

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Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G