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Definition of "bug out" [bug out]

  • To leave (a place) hastily (originally military). (verb)
  • To abandon someone without warning. (verb)
  • Miss school, play truant, play hooky. (verb)
  • To cause to bulge (verb)
  • To crash or glitch (verb)

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Use "bug out" in a sentence
  • "What could I say to make Roz’s eyes bug out even more?"
  • "It would be immensely satisfying to see Andrews's eyes bug out and hear him choking on steel, maybe with his fingers scrabbling at the hilt while Del moved in on him."