# duck out

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To depart quickly or exit abruptly, especially in a manner which does not attract notice and before a meeting, event, etc. has concluded.
2. To depart quickly or exit abruptly by way of, especially in a manner which does not attract notice and before a meeting, event, etc. has concluded.
3. To move or act so as to achieve avoidance, escape, or evasion.
4. To avoid a debt; to skip out on a bill.

## Etymology
Possibly an allusion to the abrupt manner in which a swimming duck can dive and disappear beneath the surface of the water.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/duck-out