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Definition of "absquatulate" [ab•squat•u•late]

  • To depart in a hurry; abscond: "Your horse has absquatulated!” ( Robert M. Bird). (verb-intransitive)
  • To die. (verb-intransitive)
  • Midwestern & Western U.S. To argue. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "absquatulate" in a sentence
  • "The series I write, The Accidental Adventures, is considered good for "reluctant readers," meaning the books are fast reads, heavy on humor, and when I use a big word like absquatulate, I define it right away, usually in relation to passing gas it means to leave in a hurry."
  • "Smart enough to be dumb enough, or dumb enough to be smart enough? absquatulate"
  • "Sam might have continued writing bright, frivolous pieces for Bret Harte and his bohemian paper indefinitely, had it not become propitious for him to absquatulate again."