verb
- leaves quickly or suddenly; departs hastily
Usage: informal; slang
Examples
- When the police arrived, the suspect vamooses before anyone could stop him.
- She vamooses from the party as soon as her ex-boyfriend shows up.
- The cat vamooses whenever it hears the vacuum cleaner.
- He always vamooses when it’s time to do the dishes.
- The kids vamoose from the playground when it starts raining.
- She vamooses early from work on Fridays.