vamoosed

Variant of vamoose

intransitive verb, transitive verb vamoosed, vamoosing

Slang to leave quickly; go away (from) hurriedly
also vamose

Origin: < Sp vamos, let us go < L vadamus, 1st pers. pl., pres. subj. of vadere, to go: see wade

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