absquatulation

== English == === Etymology === From 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 19th century.] === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “absquatulation”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “absquatulation”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.