to bug-out
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8.2
- phrasal verb
- /bʌɡ aʊt/
- Slang
- When the fire alarm rang, we had to bug out of the building quickly.
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Watch on YouTubePacking the bag to bug out of here when the fire came.
- Packing the bag to bug out of here when the fire came.
- Use that to buy a Jeep Cherokee and well, the idea was to steal enough money to bug out to Florianopolis, Brazil and set up shop down there.
Examples
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So they put so much emphasis on bugging out and going to their location, the safe house.
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We gotta bug out, man!
Fiction book (1991) -
Packing the bag to bug out of here when the fire came.
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"She looked at Chalmers, then shouted, "Bug out!" Within minutes, every person in the base was awake and working.
Fiction book (2001) -
Our move toward improving our skill at backpacking has put us in a place that if for some reason we ever need to "bug out"... we probably could.
Blog text (22) -
Use that to buy a Jeep Cherokee and well, the idea was to steal enough money to bug out to Florianopolis, Brazil and set up shop down there.
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It could take up to a week or three to take it all, except that when the terrorists see that the IDF is serious this time, I think they'll all bug out to Egypt.
Blog text (19) -
After hearing the warning about the storm, we decided to bug out before it hit.
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The sudden outbreak of violence made everyone in the area bug out for their safety.
Synonyms
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1.0
Leave a place or situation
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3.0
Leave a place quickly or suddenly
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4.1
To move people out of a place because it is dangerous, for example during a fire
331
2.4
To run away from a place because it is dangerous
260
3.7
To leave a place or person suddenly, often without saying goodbye
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1.0
To go out of a place or leave a situation
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2.0
Leave a place suddenly, often to avoid someone or something
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3.6
To get free quickly from a place or situation, often from captivity
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3.8
Leave suddenly because you are in a hurry
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8.3
To leave a place very quickly to escape danger or trouble
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8.4
To leave a place quickly to avoid trouble or danger
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7.2
To leave a place quickly and quietly to avoid something you should do
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7.9
To leave a place suddenly without permission
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4.4
Leave a place quickly to avoid being caught after causing or seeing trouble
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2.8
To get out of a vehicle or place quickly with a small jump
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9.2
Leave a place quickly to avoid trouble or danger
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4.9
Leave a place suddenly and quickly because you feel scared
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5.8
To leave a place suddenly and unexpectedly
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6.6
Leave a place quickly because people are angry or you are in trouble
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8.0
To leave a place very quickly to avoid danger or trouble
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7.2
Leave quickly to go somewhere or to avoid trouble
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8.8
To leave quickly to avoid trouble or questions
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2.5
Leave a place quickly because you are in a hurry
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9.8
To leave a place quickly to avoid trouble
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8.1
To leave a place quickly to be safe
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6.0
To leave a place quickly to avoid danger or trouble
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7.9
To leave a place quickly, often without saying goodbye
To run away quickly, usually because you are afraid
To leave quickly to avoid trouble or attention
To leave quickly and quietly without being noticed
Leave a place quickly because you are not welcome
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
bug-out = bug + out (semi-transparent) = bug + out
The phrasal verb is the primary construction; 'out' signals movement away but the slangy usage is idiomatic.
Etymology
To bug-out started in military speech meaning 'retreat quickly', imagining a bug scurrying off from danger, so to bug-out is to leave fast to stay safe.