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to dip out

to dip out

1 9.1
To leave a place quietly or suddenly without telling others
  • phrasal verb
  • /dɪp aʊt/
  • Informal
translation icon : escabullirse
  • Feeling overwhelmed with the conversation, he made an excuse to dip out early.

And then her life gets thrown upside down and she goes for a position where she has to single handedly raise her two sons because her husband's kind of dipped out.

Examples

  • After staying for only a short time, I decided to just dip out of the party quietly.

  • So I think like while you know, you should go to happy hours or some work kind of function, you can kind of just show face and then dip out like that's kind of all you need to do.

  • Uh, guys, we might want to dip out.

    The Beekeeper (2024)

  • So much you dipped out on us first chance you got.

    Shooting Stars (2023)

  • I had to come see you before you dipped out of here, you know.

    The 15:17 to Paris (2018)

  • You see why I dipped out.

    Video Girl (2011)

  • And so that's where I'll dip out the rest of the time.

  • So even though I really wanted to shout "HERPES!" in his face and dip out, I didn't.

    Blog text (27)

  • It wasn't really my thing, so I dipped out.

    You Bury Your Own (2015)

  • She didn't like the atmosphere, so she chose to dip out before it got too loud.

Synonyms

to get out of here
vsto dip out
  • Informal
∞ 3.0

Leave a place quickly or suddenly

can also describe quiet secret departures used to avoid responsibility
to walk away
vsto dip out
632 3.5

Leave a person, place, or situation without taking part anymore

is often a quick quiet departure meant to avoid responsibility rather than detach
to step out
vsto dip out
234 2.3

Leave a room or building briefly

is commonly a sudden secret departure aimed at avoiding responsibility rather than a break
to pull out
vsto dip out
206 3.4

To stop being involved in an activity or agreement

is commonly a sudden quiet exit used to dodge responsibility rather than planned leave
to blow
vsto dip out
  • Informal
175 8.4

To leave a place quickly or suddenly

can imply a quiet secret exit aimed at avoiding responsibility
to walk out of
vsto dip out
  • Informal
164 3.1

To leave a meeting or event suddenly to show you disagree

is more often a quiet exit intended to avoid responsibility rather than protest
outta here
vsto dip out
  • Informal
156 9.9

To leave a place quickly, often suddenly

can also mean leaving quietly to avoid responsibility rather than just speed
to skip
vsto dip out
  • Informal
147 3.7

To leave a place quickly and secretly to avoid trouble

is often used for short quiet departures that dodge responsibility
to sneak out
vsto dip out
  • Informal
125 3.7

To leave a place quietly so no one notices you

can also imply leaving to avoid responsibility rather than just hiding
to walk out
vsto dip out
  • Informal
112 3.4

Leave a place suddenly because you are angry or protesting

is often used for quiet secret exits that avoid responsibility not protest
to run out
vsto dip out
78 2.0

Leave a place suddenly, often to avoid someone or something

can also mean a quiet departure aimed at avoiding responsibility
to slip out
vsto dip out
39 3.8

To leave a place quietly without anyone noticing

can also mean leaving to avoid responsibility rather than mere disappearance
to walk off
vsto dip out
  • Informal
37 3.5

To leave a place suddenly to show you are angry or upset

is usually a quiet secret exit aimed at avoiding responsibility rather than showing anger
to take a hike
vsto dip out
  • Informal
37 8.1

Tell someone to leave in a rude way

is usually a quiet exit aiming to avoid responsibility rather than forceful leaving
to sneak off
vsto dip out
  • Informal
33 4.0

Leave a place quietly so others do not notice

is also used for quick exits that dodge responsibility as well
to slip away
vsto dip out
32 3.4

To leave a place quietly without anyone noticing

is often used when leaving to avoid responsibility as well
to skip town
vsto dip out
  • Informal
28 8.1

Leave a place suddenly and secretly to avoid trouble or debt

is usually used for brief quiet exits rather than permanent escape
to skip out
vsto dip out
  • Informal
22 7.2

To leave without telling anyone to avoid a duty or responsibility

also covers quiet or sudden exits often used to avoid responsibility
to bow out
vsto dip out
20 4.9

To stop doing a job or role politely

is informal and often secretive used to avoid responsibility rather than leave politely
to sneak away
vsto dip out
  • Informal
17 3.6

To leave a place quietly without being noticed

is often used when escape aims to dodge responsibility rather than mere secrecy
to pop out
vsto dip out
  • Informal
16 3.2

To leave a place for a short time to do something

is often a quick secret exit aimed at avoiding responsibility rather than an errand
to shove off
vsto dip out
  • Informal
12 7.7

Leave a place quickly, often in a rude way

is typically quieter and used to avoid responsibility rather than to insult
to duck out
vsto dip out
  • Informal
12 7.2

To leave a place quickly and quietly to avoid something you should do

is often about secret quiet leaving that avoids responsibility
to hop out
vsto dip out
  • Informal
11 2.8

To get out of a vehicle or place quickly with a small jump

is usually quieter and often used to avoid responsibility rather than be energetic
to get out of someone's sight
vsto dip out
  • Informal
10 4.9

Leave a person because they are angry with you

is often quieter and secretive, used to avoid responsibility rather than personal conflict
to get out of Dodge
vsto dip out
  • Informal
7 9.2

Leave a place quickly to avoid trouble or danger

is often a quiet exit used to avoid responsibility rather than danger
to bug-out
vsto dip out
  • Slang
3 8.2

To leave a place quickly to escape danger

is usually a casual quiet exit to avoid responsibility not emergency escape
to blow this popsicle stand
vsto dip out
  • Informal
1 9.9

To leave a place quickly because you do not want to be there

can also mean a secret exit to avoid responsibility rather than just dislike
to exit stage left
vsto dip out
  • Informal
1 7.9

Leave a place or conversation quietly to avoid attention

is often used when leaving to avoid responsibility not only attention
to pop off
vsto dip out
  • UK
1 7.9

To leave a place quickly, often without saying goodbye

can instead mean a quiet exit intended to dodge responsibility
to skidoo
vsto dip out
  • Archaic
9.1

To leave quickly to avoid trouble or attention

is often a quiet exit aimed at avoiding responsibility rather than danger
to duck off
vsto dip out
  • Offensive
9.9

To leave quickly and quietly or tell someone rudely to go away

is more about secret quiet leaving to avoid obligations rather than rudeness
to cut his stick
vsto dip out
  • UK
9.9

To leave a place quickly, often to avoid trouble

is more often a quiet secret leaving used to dodge duty
to take your hook
vsto dip out
  • Archaic
9.9

Leave a place quickly because you are not welcome

usually denotes quiet exits that may avoid responsibility rather than abruptness
to sling one's hook
vsto dip out
  • Archaic
9.9

To leave quickly because people do not want you there

is often for quiet departures aimed at avoiding responsibility rather than being unwanted
to go offski
vsto dip out
  • Slang
9.9

To leave a place suddenly, usually to go somewhere else

is often a quiet or secret leaving aimed at avoiding responsibility

Antonyms

to stay
∞ 1.0

To remain in one place and not leave

to join in
143 1.1

To take part in an activity that others are already doing

How Quiet

to slip away
32 3.4
to dip out
  • Informal
1 9.1
to leave
∞ 1.0
to bolt
69 2.3

Surface Forms

dip out infinitive

Morphology

dip + out

The particle 'out' clearly signals movement away, so a learner could infer a sense of leaving; however the verb 'dip' has multiple senses (immerse, lower briefly) and its colloquial sense 'to leave quickly/quietly' is not a basic B1 meaning. The specific pragmatic flavour (leaving quietly or avoiding responsibility) is somewhat idiomatic and not fully predictable from the constituents, so it is only partially transparent.

Etymology

Dip out may come from the image of someone making a quick small movement, a dip, and then going out through a door or between people to slip away. So, it came to mean 'to leave quietly or suddenly without telling others'.