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

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

From the look of it, the film will not skip out on any of those steamy moments from the novel. — Entertainment Weekly, 26 Aug. 2026

Or — better yet — pour out a dozen shots for one cent, and skip out on the tab. — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for skip out

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