bug out
verb
Definition of bug out
intransitive verb
1 : to retreat during a military action; especially : to flee in panic
2 : to depart especially in a hurry
bugout
\ˈbəg-ˌau̇t\ nounFrom the M-W Editors
Examples of bug out in a Sentence
the ground soldiers bugged out just before the start of the aerial bombing
the strange visitor bugged out without so much as saying a word
Origin and Etymology of bug out
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