absquatulate

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• /æbˈskwɑt͡ʃ.ʊ.leɪt/
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h2epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin abs- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *dheh1- Proto-Indo-European *dhéh1tder. Proto-Italic *-ðō Latin -dō Latin condō Latin abscondōder. Middle French abscondrebor. ▲ Latin abscondōbor. English abscond English squat Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per- Proto-Indo-European *h2ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h2énts? Proto-Indo-European *h2m̥bhíder. Proto-Italic *amβi- Latin ambi- Proto-Indo-European *h2elh2-der. Proto-Italic *alō Latin *alō Latin ambulō Latin perambulō Latin perambulātusbor. English perambulate blend English absquatulate Attested since the 1830s in American English, a jocular mock-Latin word. Blend of abscond + squat + perambulate, as ab- (“away (from)”) (as in abscond) + squat + *-ulate (as in perambulate, properly -ate), hence meaning “get up (from a squat) and depart (quickly)”. The middle portion was perhaps influenced by -le (“(frequentative)”) and the dialectal term squattle (“depart”); compare contemporary skedaddle.

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: вдигам гълъбите (vdigam gǎlǎbite) — to leave quickly or in a hurry; to take oneself off; to decamp; to depart
• Czech: zdejchnout se — to leave quickly or in a hurry; to take oneself off; to decamp; to depart
• Dutch: er vanonder muizen — to leave quickly or in a hurry; to take oneself off; to decamp; to depart
• Dutch: 'm smeren — to leave quickly or in a hurry; to take oneself off; to decamp; to depart
• Dutch: zijn biezen pakken — to leave quickly or in a hurry; to take oneself off; to decamp; to depart
• Dutch: wegwezen — to leave quickly or in a hurry; to take oneself off; to decamp; to depart
• Dutch: er vanonder trekken — to leave quickly or in a hurry; to take oneself off; to decamp; to depart
• German: fliehen — to leave quickly or in a hurry; to take oneself off; to decamp; to depart
• German: fortlaufen — to leave quickly or in a hurry; to take oneself off; to decamp; to depart
• German: davonmachen — to leave quickly or in a hurry; to take oneself off; to decamp; to depart
• Japanese: 逃げる (nigeru) — to leave quickly or in a hurry; to take oneself off; to decamp; to depart
• Korean: 뺑소니치다 (ppaengsonichida) — to leave quickly or in a hurry; to take oneself off; to decamp; to depart
• Korean: 종적을 감추다 (jongjeogeul gamchuda) — to leave quickly or in a hurry; to take oneself off; to decamp; to depart
• Polish: zwiewać — to leave quickly or in a hurry; to take oneself off; to decamp; to depart
• Portuguese: pirar-se — to leave quickly or in a hurry; to take oneself off; to decamp; to depart
• Portuguese: pisgar-se — to leave quickly or in a hurry; to take oneself off; to decamp; to depart
• Portuguese: dar o fora — to leave quickly or in a hurry; to take oneself off; to decamp; to depart
• Swedish: dunsta — to leave quickly or in a hurry; to take oneself off; to decamp; to depart
• Swedish: smita — to leave quickly or in a hurry; to take oneself off; to decamp; to depart
• Swedish: fly — to leave quickly or in a hurry; to take oneself off; to decamp; to depart
• Swedish: dra — to leave quickly or in a hurry; to take oneself off; to decamp; to depart