absquatulation

English

Etymology

absquatulate +‎ -ion

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /æbˈzkwɑt͡ʃ.ʊ.leɪ.ʃn̩/, /æbˈskwɑt͡ʃ.ʊ.leɪ.ʃn̩/, /æbˈskwɑt͡ʃ.ə.leɪ.ʃn̩/, /æbˈzkwɑt͡ʃ.ə.leɪ.ʃn̩/

Noun

absquatulation (plural absquatulations)

The act of absquatulating; hasty departure. [First attested in the mid 19^th century.][1]

References

“absquatulation”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
“absquatulation”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “absquatulation”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 9.

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