bug-outn.

Brit.

/ˈbʌɡaʊt/, U.S.

/ˈbəɡˌaʊt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bug v.³, out adv.

Etymology: < bug v.³ + out adv., after to bug out at bug v.³ 1.

U.S. (originally and chiefly Military slang).

1. A hasty retreat from the field of combat. Later also in extended use: a sudden withdrawal from any dangerous or difficult situation. Frequently attributive.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military operations > manoeuvre > [noun] > retreat > withdrawal

pull-out1825

withdrawal1838

inactivation1943

bug-out1950

exfiltration1968

1950 Life 18 Dec. 28/1 There are many bug-outs. They all add up to a huge and tragic one: the evacuation of the hurt and the wounded from the battlefronts.

1950 Life 18 Dec. 28/1 A soldier advised us that the bug-out route was to the east.

1977 Time 28 Mar. 19/1 Confiding that he plans to ‘do a bug-out’ soon, a Salisbury [sc. in Rhodesia] executive says: ‘The family's already in South Africa on holiday, and I'll go out on a business trip. And we'll never come back.’

1992 Newsweek 9 Nov. 24/2 Shaken by the hard-nosed inquisitions of a national press corps.., Perot pulled the spectacular bugout that left his followers in the lurch.

2010 R. R. Rail Surviving Internat. War Zone xviii. 267 The best time to do any planning for a bug out is when you can clearly think through the ‘entire’ situation with a map and a cup of coffee.

2. A soldier who retreats from the field of combat in defiance of orders; a deserter. Later also, in extended use: a person who opts out of a situation early in order to avoid danger or difficulty.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by type of service > [noun] > deserter

transfuge1548

fugitive1553

transfuger1611

deserter1667

bounty-jumper1875

bug-out1956

1956 M. Hargrove Girl he Left x. 153 We have our own special facilities for bug-outs.

1965 Washington Post 10 Mar. a23/1 They did all right... They stayed at their guns. Not a bug-out in the lot.

1989 T. Clancy Clear & Present Danger xvi. 329 He's a lifer... He'll retire as a command sergeant major. No, he's no bugout.

2007 W. L. Fox Courage & Fear iii. 26 If I had feared what we were moving into, these hundreds of ‘bug outs’ surely would have fed the flames of my fear.

2010 D. A. Lanpher Flyin' Chunks & Other Things to Duck iv. 33 Sergeant Domai was convinced that I was a gold bricker, a bug out. He thought I was faking illness.

Compounds

bug-out bag n. North American a bag packed as a contingency with essential items, and kept ready for use in the event of an emergency evacuation, sudden departure, etc.; cf. go bag n.

ΚΠ

1958 D. Politella Operation Grasshopper 185 Bug-out bag, small suitcase packed with bare essentials to be carried in the event of a bug-out.

1988 D. Long How to survive Nucl. Accident 69 A bug-out bag allows you to make a quick dash away from an area of heavy nuclear contamination.

2020 Richmond (Va.) Times-Disp. (Nexis) 19 Feb. 17 a Should we all have our own survival kits and keep a handy bug-out bag of supplies under our desks? Doesn't every Virginian with any sense of planning already have a hurricane kit?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bug-out
释义	bug-outn. Brit. /ˈbʌɡaʊt/, U.S. /ˈbəɡˌaʊt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bug v.³, out adv. Etymology: < bug v.³ + out adv., after to bug out at bug v.³ 1. U.S. (originally and chiefly Military slang). 1. A hasty retreat from the field of combat. Later also in extended use: a sudden withdrawal from any dangerous or difficult situation. Frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military operations > manoeuvre > [noun] > retreat > withdrawal pull-out1825 withdrawal1838 inactivation1943 bug-out1950 exfiltration1968 1950 Life 18 Dec. 28/1 There are many bug-outs. They all add up to a huge and tragic one: the evacuation of the hurt and the wounded from the battlefronts. 1950 Life 18 Dec. 28/1 A soldier advised us that the bug-out route was to the east. 1977 Time 28 Mar. 19/1 Confiding that he plans to ‘do a bug-out’ soon, a Salisbury [sc. in Rhodesia] executive says: ‘The family's already in South Africa on holiday, and I'll go out on a business trip. And we'll never come back.’ 1992 Newsweek 9 Nov. 24/2 Shaken by the hard-nosed inquisitions of a national press corps.., Perot pulled the spectacular bugout that left his followers in the lurch. 2010 R. R. Rail Surviving Internat. War Zone xviii. 267 The best time to do any planning for a bug out is when you can clearly think through the ‘entire’ situation with a map and a cup of coffee. 2. A soldier who retreats from the field of combat in defiance of orders; a deserter. Later also, in extended use: a person who opts out of a situation early in order to avoid danger or difficulty. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by type of service > [noun] > deserter transfuge1548 fugitive1553 transfuger1611 deserter1667 bounty-jumper1875 bug-out1956 1956 M. Hargrove Girl he Left x. 153 We have our own special facilities for bug-outs. 1965 Washington Post 10 Mar. a23/1 They did all right... They stayed at their guns. Not a bug-out in the lot. 1989 T. Clancy Clear & Present Danger xvi. 329 He's a lifer... He'll retire as a command sergeant major. No, he's no bugout. 2007 W. L. Fox Courage & Fear iii. 26 If I had feared what we were moving into, these hundreds of ‘bug outs’ surely would have fed the flames of my fear. 2010 D. A. Lanpher Flyin' Chunks & Other Things to Duck iv. 33 Sergeant Domai was convinced that I was a gold bricker, a bug out. He thought I was faking illness. Compounds bug-out bag n. North American a bag packed as a contingency with essential items, and kept ready for use in the event of an emergency evacuation, sudden departure, etc.; cf. go bag n. ΚΠ 1958 D. Politella Operation Grasshopper 185 Bug-out bag, small suitcase packed with bare essentials to be carried in the event of a bug-out. 1988 D. Long How to survive Nucl. Accident 69 A bug-out bag allows you to make a quick dash away from an area of heavy nuclear contamination. 2020 Richmond (Va.) Times-Disp. (Nexis) 19 Feb. 17 a Should we all have our own survival kits and keep a handy bug-out bag of supplies under our desks? Doesn't every Virginian with any sense of planning already have a hurricane kit? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1950
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