Absquatulate is today’s Word of the Day. This is a word from the early 1800s and one that is considered slang. I think it is a fun word to say. Try it…
| WORD | TYPE | DEFINITION | PRONUNCIATION |
| Absquatulate | Verb | To leave very quickly or in a hurry; To depart, flee; To abscond | ab-SKWAH-chuh-layt |
| SOURCE | Blend of abscond + squat + perambulate, as ab- (“away (from)”) (as in abscond) + squat + *-ulate (as in perambulate, properly -ate), hence meaning “get up (from a squat) and depart (quickly). In use since the 1830s in American English. | ||
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Information Sources: Combination of Dictionary.com; Dictionary of American Regional English; Merriam-Webster Dictionary; Collins English Dictionary; Oxford English Dictionary; Vocabulary.com; A Word a Day; The Etyman™; The Word Finder (J.I. Rodale)
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