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to zuke the meeting

to zuke the meeting

9.9
To leave a meeting early without asking permission or telling anyone
  • phrasal verb
  • Slang
: salirse de la reunión
  • He decided to zuke the meeting rather than stay and listen to the long presentation.

Examples

  • He always zukes the meeting when it gets boring.

  • Don't zuke the meeting without informing the team!

  • He decided to zuke the meeting to avoid conflict.

  • I can't believe you just zuked the meeting right after lunch.

  • Some employees were caught zukeing the meeting during the weekly review.

  • I can't believe you just zuked the meeting without telling anyone.

  • Some employees were caught zukeing the meeting halfway through the session.

Synonyms

to walk out of
vsto zuke the meeting
  • Informal
288 3.1

To leave a meeting or event suddenly to show you disagree

leaves early without permission quietly rather than to protest publicly
to skip
vsto zuke the meeting
  • Informal
48 3.7

To leave a place quickly and secretly to avoid trouble

leaves early often without permission rather than secretly to avoid attention
to skip out
vsto zuke the meeting
  • Informal
25 7.2

To leave without telling anyone to avoid a duty or responsibility

leaves early without official permission rather than mainly to avoid duty

Antonyms

to stay
∞ 1.0

To remain in one place and not leave

to attend
∞ 1.7

To be present at a meeting or event

Surface Forms

zuke the meeting infinitive
zuked the meeting past
zuked the meeting past participle
zuking the meeting present participle
zukes the meeting third person singular

Morphology

zuke + the + meeting

The verb 'zuke' is not an attested English lexical item and carries no transparent, predictable meaning, so knowing 'the' and 'meeting' does not allow a B1 learner to infer 'to skip or leave a meeting early'. This is a slang/coinage-like, idiomatic usage whose meaning must be learned from exposure rather than composition, so it is unpredictable from its parts.

Etymology

Zuke the meeting: One popular story says the verb zuke sounds like the quick 'z' of someone slipping out the door, so you can picture someone quietly leaving a meeting. That's why zuke the meeting means 'to skip or leave a meeting early'.