bugging out

Verb

bug out (third-person singular simple present bugs out, present participle bugging out, simple past and past participle bugged out)

1. (intransitive, slang) To leave (a place) hastily.
   • Sir, the Prophet is bugging out. Request permission to engage!2004 November 9, Bungie, Halo 2, spoken by Miranda Keyes (Julie Benz), Microsoft Game Studios, Xbox, level/area: Metropolis
   1. (intransitive, slang) To abandon someone without warning.
      • I'm not gonna bug out on you, I promise.
   2. (intransitive, slang) To miss school, play truant, play hooky.
      • I go to Stockton High, but normally I bug out.
   3. (intransitive, slang) To leave civilization to live off the grid; to escape an apocalypse or emergency by leaving the area.
      • When it all goes down, you're gonna want to bug out.
2. (slang, transitive) To cause to bulge.
   • Kim Goodman holds the world record for bugging out her eyes.
3. (intransitive, slang) To bulge; to protrude.
   • The 3D imagery will make your eyes bug out.

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