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vamoose - v., to depart hurriedly.
Another colorful 19th century Americanism, this one from the Southwest, where cowboys and prospectors rubbed elbows with Spanish-speaking vaqueros -- for this is an alteration of Spanish vamos, let's go (1st person plural indicative, being used as a colloquial imperative, of ir, to go), or possibly vámonos, (the more regular imperative form). The alterations include not just of spelling and pronunciation, but adding the sense of hurry.
Bonus word: vatican roulette
---L.
Another colorful 19th century Americanism, this one from the Southwest, where cowboys and prospectors rubbed elbows with Spanish-speaking vaqueros -- for this is an alteration of Spanish vamos, let's go (1st person plural indicative, being used as a colloquial imperative, of ir, to go), or possibly vámonos, (the more regular imperative form). The alterations include not just of spelling and pronunciation, but adding the sense of hurry.
Bonus word: vatican roulette
---L.
