Usually means: Leave area quickly to escape.
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  2. skip town: Wiktionary
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  5. skip town: FreeDictionary.org
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  1. skip town: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (skip town)

▸ verb:  (informal) To abscond from one's place of residence suddenly, without warning.

Similar:
take a powder, skip, bug out, absquatulate, abscond, skip out, jump ship, blow town, dig out, dash off, more...

Opposite:
stay, remain, linger, settle

Phrases:
skip town to get hitched, more...

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Similar:
take a powder, skip, bug out, absquatulate, abscond, skip out, jump ship, blow town, dig out, dash off, more...

Opposite:
stay, remain, linger, settle

Phrases:
skip town to get hitched, more...



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