Bug out

noun

Definitions

1.nounA rapid retreat, a rout.

2.verb(originally military) To leave (a place) hastily.

"It's time I bugged out of this town: it ain't safe no more."

3.verbTo abandon someone without warning.

"I'm not gonna bug out on you, I promise."

4.verbTo miss school, play truant, play hooky.

"I go to Stockton High, but normally I bug out."

5.verb(of one's eyes) To cause to bulge.

6.verbTo crash or glitch.

"My PC keeps bugging out and rebooting for no reason."

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