doing the dash

A form of do the dash — To hurriedly part with one’s current location, to escape, to flee the scene.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of do the dash
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APA

doing the dash. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doing%20the%20dash

MLA

“doing the dash.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doing%20the%20dash. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “doing the dash,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doing%20the%20dash.

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