Abscond (verb)
ab-skond
to depart in a sudden and secret manner.
The first records of the word abscond come from around the 1600s. Abscond comes from the Latin verb abscondere, meaning “to hide or stow away.” The word typically implies that someone has left because they have done something wrong and want to avoid any consequences.
Example sentences
“The problem is there’s a risk he’ll abscond again.”
Wonky (adj) won-kee Not straight or balanced, off kilter. First recorded in 1915–20; perhaps variant of dialectal wanky, equivalent to wank(le) ( Middle English wankel, Old English wancol. (more…)
