make like a baby and head out

verb

To leave, depart, go out.

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make like a banana and splitmake like a tree and leave
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Meanings

verbmake like a baby and head out (third-person singular simple present makes like a baby and heads out, present participle making like a baby and heading out, simple past and past participle made like a baby and headed out)

present singular third person makes like a baby and heads out · participle present making like a baby and heading out · participle past made like a baby and headed out · past made like a baby and headed out

  1. humorousTo leave, depart, go out.

    Synonyms: make like a banana and split, make like a tree and leave

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo leave, depart, go out.

Similar
make like a banana and splitmake like a tree and leave
Also see
make like a banana and splitmake like a tree and leave

Origin

A pun on head out (“depart for another place”) and the idea of a newborn baby emerging headfirst from the womb.

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APA

make like a baby and head out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make%20like%20a%20baby%20and%20head%20out

MLA

“make like a baby and head out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make%20like%20a%20baby%20and%20head%20out. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “make like a baby and head out,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make%20like%20a%20baby%20and%20head%20out.

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