duck out
(idiomatic, transitive) To depart quickly or exit abruptly by way of, especially in a manner which does not attract notice and before a meeting, event, etc.
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Without wanting to paraphrase Philomena Cunk (Diane Morgan) or Karl Pilkington but what do slugs and wasps actually do? Why are they on earth? Eat my young plants that I've paid good money for, annoy the donald duck o…
🎨 "Life is sort. Chill the duck out"
Completely disagree but let's leave it there When people unironically use the word 'mark' I have to duck out
is it true you went into debt trying to win a plastic duck out of a claw machine
ezra klein seems like the type of journalist who goes into debt trying to win a plastic duck out of an arcade claw machine
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(idiomatic, transitive) 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.
“Completely disagree but let's leave it there When people unironically use the word 'mark' I have to duck out”
“🎨 "Life is sort. Chill the duck out"”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Completely disagree but let's leave it there When people unironically use the word 'mark' I have to duck out”
— Bluesky· May 2026“is it true you went into debt trying to win a plastic duck out of a claw machine”
— Bluesky· May 2026“ezra klein seems like the type of journalist who goes into debt trying to win a plastic duck out of an arcade claw machine”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(idiomatic, intransitive, followed by of or from) To move or act so as to achieve avoidance, escape, or evasion.
“Without wanting to paraphrase Philomena Cunk (Diane Morgan) or Karl Pilkington but what do slugs and wasps actually do? Why are they on earth? Eat my young plants that I've paid good money for, annoy the donald duck out of people at barbeques! Little bastards! What?”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(idiomatic, intransitive) To depart quickly or exit abruptly, especially in a manner which does not attract notice and before a meeting, event, etc. has concluded.
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