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vamous

vamous is the alternative form of vamoose.

Meaning of vamoose

Verb

vamoose (third-person singular simple present vamooses, present participle vamoosing, simple past and past participle vamoosed)

  1. (ambitransitive, slang) To run away (from); to flee.
    • Speaking of the room in which I locked McIndoe — I will preface by saying that Mac "vamoosed that ranch" that very day and left me alone.1905, Wisconsin Alumni Magazine, volume 7, page 218
    Synonyms:
    flee
  2. (intransitive, slang) To depart; go away.
    • You can vamoose now—no question of having to get me out. We've arranged for messages.1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London
  3. (intransitive, slang) To hurry.
    • Some members of civil rights organizations present said they have heard that Negroes seeking housing in the [sundown] towns had been intimidated and that 'vamoose' warnings have been in vogue for the past year.1958 December 24, “'Sundown' Policy Is Alleged”, in The World, Coos Bay, Oregon, sourced from United Press, via Newspapers.com, page 2
    Synonyms:
    rush

Forms of vamous

third-person singular presentvamouses
present participlevamousing
past participlevamoused
pastvamoused

Questions about vamous

What is vamous the alternative form of?
Vamous is the alternative form of vamoose.

Words near vamous in the dictionary

  1. vamos
  2. vamose
  3. vamosed
  4. vamoses
  5. vamosing
  6. vamous
  7. vamouse
  8. vamoused
  9. vamouses
  10. vamousing
  11. vamp

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