flit
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9.9
A secret leaving of a home to avoid paying debts or being caught
- noun
- /flɪt/
- Archaic
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- He was known for his daring flit, leaving without a trace just before eviction notices arrived.
Examples
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The couple planned their flit carefully, gathering their belongings under the cover of darkness.
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We should do another flit.
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Doing a moonlight flit, then?
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Did a midnight flit.
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"She's done another flit?
Fiction book (2000) -
After months of ignoring the bills, they decided on a secret flit to avoid facing their creditors.
Synonyms
9.9
A secret leaving of a home at night to avoid paying debts
is a secret leaving from home specifically to evade debts or detection
decampment
vsflit
9.9
Secretly leaving a place to avoid being caught
is a secret leaving from home aimed at evading debts or being detected
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Flit (a secret leaving) comes from a Scottish use of the verb meaning 'to move house' where people left quickly and quietly, so a 'flit' became a sudden, often secret, move away. That's why a flit can mean running away or leaving without notice.