get out of Dodge

Main Entry:  get out of Dodge
Part of Speech:  v phr
Definition:  to depart a location
Example:  After the graffiti, they got out of Dodge.
Etymology:  fr Dodge City, Kansas, part of a cliche from old Westerns about the town
Usage:  slang
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Get out of Dodge is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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get out of Dodge definition


  1. in.
    to leave a place. (Refers to Dodge City, Kansas, and a cliché from Western entertainment adventures about this town.) : Things are looking bad here. It's time to get out of Dodge.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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