# fly the coop

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To depart hastily or unannounced; to escape or flee.
2. To escape from a pen or similar enclosure.

## Etymology
From fly, to flee or run away, + coop, an enclosure for birds.

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