skip out

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 + on

They skipped out on the check.

She skipped out on me and took all the money.

Examples of skip out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Swift, who skipped out on this year’s Emmys to cheer on her husband, enjoyed the game alongside Tom Cruise, who was among the massive roster of A-list celebrities who attended the couple’s wedding in July. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026

McIlroy tried the same shot, and this one hit below the lip and skipped out of the sand and onto the fairway. — ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026

The company believed her organization had skipped out on a bill, when in fact it had been hired by Rivas’ organization. — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026

Bravo has fired Below Deck‘s Nathan Gallagher after the Akira One crew member skipped out on his court date for domestic violence allegations. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for skip out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout