American slang meaning to leave quickly, to run away, or to make a hasty exit from a situation. The term suggests urgency or even cowardice in departure and is used informally when someone disappears fast — either to avoid trouble or simply to get somewhere else in a hurry.
As soon as the police siren started up the block, half the crowd boned out before the light changed.
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(US, slang, intransitive) To leave; to run away.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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