skip out

verb

To shirk; to avoid attending or to leave early, especially without permission.

“He has a class on Thursday afternoons, but he skipped out this week.”

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Meanings

verbskip out (third-person singular simple present skips out, present participle skipping out, simple past and past participle skipped out)

present singular third person skips out · participle present skipping out · participle past skipped out · past skipped out

  1. idiomaticTo shirk; to avoid attending or to leave early, especially without permission.

    He has a class on Thursday afternoons, but he skipped out this week.

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APA

skip out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skip%20out

MLA

“skip out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skip%20out. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “skip out,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skip%20out.

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