namous

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verb

To run away; to leave; to depart.

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:namous.”

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OriginSpanish vamos ← German nehmen →
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Meanings

verbnamous (third-person singular simple present namouses, present participle namousing, simple past and past participle namoused)

present singular third person namouses · participle present namousing · participle past namoused · past namoused · alternative nammous · alternative nammus · alternative nommous · alternative nommus · alternative namase

  1. UKobsoletethieves' cantTo run away; to leave; to depart.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:namous.

    Synonyms: flee, leave

interjectionnamous!

alternative nammous · alternative nammus · alternative nommous · alternative nommus · alternative namase

  1. UKobsoletethieves' cantLook out! Beware!

    One boy (of the party) is always on the look out, and even if a stranger should advance, the cry is given of "Namous" or "Kool Eslop." Instantly the money is whipped-up and pocketed, and the boys stand chattering and laughing together.

    1851, Henry Mayhew, “Gambling of Costermongers”, in London Labour and the London Poor, volume 1, page 17

    Synonyms: heads up

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo run away; to leave; to depart.

Similar
fleeleave

interjectionLook out! Beware!

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heads up
Also see
fleeleave

Origin

  1. Germannehmen“to take”
  2. Spanishvamos“we go”
  3. Englishnamous

UK 19th century. Probably from Spanish vamos (“we go”) or vámonos (“let's go”). Possibly influenced by German nehmen (“to take”). Cognate with English vamoose. Possibly backslang from summon.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

samoun
Cite this entry
APA

namous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/namous

MLA

“namous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/namous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “namous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/namous.

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