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bug out
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bug out

intransitive verb

Definition of BUG OUT

1
: to retreat during a military action; especially : to flee in panic
2
: to depart especially in a hurry
— bug·out\ˈbəg-ˌau̇t\ noun

Examples of BUG OUT

  1. <the ground soldiers bugged out just before the start of the aerial bombing>
  2. <the strange visitor bugged out without so much as saying a word>

Origin of BUG OUT

origin unknown
First Known Use: 1950

Related to BUG OUT

Synonyms
bolt, break, run, flee, fly, hightail (it), retreat, run away, run off, skedaddle
Antonyms
arrive, come, show up, turn up

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