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absquatulation

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ab⋅squat⋅u⋅late

  [ab-skwoch-uh-leyt]
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–verb (used without object), -lat⋅ed, -lat⋅ing. Slang.
to flee; abscond: The old prospector absquatulated with our picks and shovel.
Origin:
1820–30; pseudo-Latinism, from ab-, squat, and -ulate, paralleling Latin-derived words with initial abs- (e.g., abscond, abstention ) and final -tulate (e.g., congratulate )

Related forms:
ab⋅squat⋅u⋅lat⋅er, noun
ab⋅squat⋅u⋅la⋅tion, noun
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Main Entry:  absquatulation
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  the action of going away suddenly and squatting somewhere; making off, decamping
Example:  If the actress does not make an appearance soon, her fans will imagine a total absquatulation.
Etymology:  an Americanism simulating a Latin formulation
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