Talk:absquatulate

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I don't think I agree with this entry's IPA listing (nor audio file.) The "a" in squat is wrong, right? --Connel MacKenzie 17:51, 16 February 2007 (UTC)Reply

All I can say is, that's how I'd say it, being an English speaker of English English. To pronounce it as in "hot" interrupts the flow of the word, and is more likely to trip up your tongue. 188.29.164.149 11:57, 22 January 2015 (UTC)Reply
Absolutely. The "squat" portion should remain as it is in the word squat. I came back here to the discussion page specifically to point out this retardation, and was gratified to see that I'm not the only one. It's an American English whimsical word with a root of "squat". Squat like "hat" doesn't fly at all on this side of the Atlantic. Haakondahl (talk) 11:52, 16 May 2019 (UTC)Reply

Sense 2: How can it be intransitive?! Language Lover 04:45, 5 December 2007 (UTC)Reply

It means the same as "leave", as in "let's leave", "I'm leaving". Doesn't need an object. Though I don't see any difference between "leave" and "abscond" anyway, in this sense. 188.29.164.149 11:57, 22 January 2015 (UTC)Reply

Gentleman Thug

Do you think the increasing popularity of this word, in the few years around 2010, could be anything to do with the Viz character "Raffles the Gentleman Thug"? 188.29.164.149 11:50, 22 January 2015 (UTC) No I don't.Reply

Never heard of any of that. Haakondahl (talk) 11:53, 16 May 2019 (UTC)Reply

RFD discussion: May–October 2024

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Rfd-redundant — This unsigned comment was added by 212.179.254.67 (talk) at 17:01, 20 May 2024.

Comment: RFM is probably a better venue for this discussion. I guess sense 2 can be merged with sense 1 as it isn't significantly different. — Sgconlaw (talk) 12:22, 20 May 2024 (UTC)Reply