Absquatulate: This word means to leave abruptly. It comes from the Latin and is a blend of the words for abscond, squattle (depart) and perambulate.
It’s a verb and used mostly in a humorous manner. Here’s an example. “She absquatualated from the party when the drunk guy kept trying to kiss her on the neck.

I love words like this. When I was in high school, my best friend was a word whiz. I was not. One day, I told her she was very quiescent. She swore up and down that wasn’t a word. I marched her to the dictionary and I’m still laughing. I think that’s probably the day I decided that maybe I really could become a writer. 🙂
By: Laurie Ryan on July 20, 2012
at 11:22 pm
What a great story. I love that you stumped her. My husband used to accuse me of making up words but he finally stopped.
By: Jillian Chantal on July 21, 2012
at 7:52 am
If I didn’t know you so well Ms. Chantal, I’d be thinking you were like our friend Holly and making stuff up but I don’t doubt you LOL
By: Darlene on July 21, 2012
at 9:42 am
nope. It’s a word. In the Oxford dictionary
By: Jillian Chantal on July 21, 2012
at 12:05 pm