namous
namous verb: to run away; to leave; to depart.
Verb
namous (third-person singular simple present namouses, present participle namousing, simple past and past participle namoused)
Interjection
- Look out! Beware!
- One boy (of the party) is always on the look out, and even if a stranger should advance, the cry is given of "Namous" or "Kool Eslop." Instantly the money is whipped-up and pocketed, and the boys stand chattering and laughing together.1851, Henry Mayhew, “Gambling of Costermongers”, in London Labour and the London Poor, volume 1, page 17
- Synonyms:
- heads up
Synonyms of namous
Forms of namous
| third-person singular present | namouses |
|---|---|
| present participle | namousing |
| past participle | namoused |
| past | namoused |
| alternative form | nammous |
| alternative form | nammus |
| alternative form | nommous |
| alternative form | nommus |
| alternative form | namase |
Origin of namous
UK 19th century. Probably from Spanish vamos (“we go”) or vámonos (“let's go”). Possibly influenced by German nehmen (“to take”). Cognate with English vamoose. Possibly backslang from summon.
Questions about namous
- What does namous mean?
- Namous means to run away; to leave; to depart.
- What part of speech is namous?
- Namous can be a verb or an interjection.
- What is the past tense of namous?
- The past tense of namous is namoused.
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