skip out
phrasal verb
skipped out; skipping out; skips out
US, informal
: to leave a place quickly in a secret and improper way
They skipped out before the check arrived.
She skipped out with all the money.
—often + onThey skipped out on the check.
She skipped out on me and took all the money.
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Observers and legal experts say this effort has caused more migrants to skip out on immigration court proceedings, scared away from the legal immigration process by the aggressive federal crackdown.
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025
If Stacey wants to skip out and build her cannabis empire for her daughter instead, I am simply unbothered.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
The person with the purse strings could decide to stall or skip out on their tab.
—Victoria Bekiempis, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025
Trump departed the country shortly after his meeting with Xi, skipping out on the main summit of Asia-Pacific leaders.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025
If Stacey wants to skip out and build her cannabis empire for her daughter instead, I am simply unbothered.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
The person with the purse strings could decide to stall or skip out on their tab.
—Victoria Bekiempis, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025
Trump departed the country shortly after his meeting with Xi, skipping out on the main summit of Asia-Pacific leaders.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Skip out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skip%20out. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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