wegwezen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- absquatulate verb (informal) To leave somewhere suddenly and in a hurry.
- scram verb To leave quickly, especially as a command telling someone to go away.
Senses
wegwezen is used for these senses in English:
- absquatulate (intransitive, slang) To leave quickly or in a hurry; to depart, flee. [from 19th c.]
- scram (intransitive, originally, US, often, imperative) To leave in a hurry; to go away. [from early 20th c.]
scram — full definition
- verb To leave quickly, especially as a command telling someone to go away.
- verb To shut down a nuclear reactor rapidly, usually as an emergency safety measure.
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