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

Robert Kaskel, vice president of people at ezCater, tells CNBC Make It that the percentage of workers skipping out on meals has increased consecutively for the past four years. — Itzel Franco, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026

That doesn’t mean Coloradans have to skip out on pumpkin carving this year. — Celia Frazier, Denver Post, 3 Oct. 2026

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

Rhymes for skip out

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