Definition
To leave or go away quickly, often used in a playful or urgent way, especially when escaping from something.
Etymology
From Spanish 'vamos' meaning 'let's go' or 'we go.' American English borrowed this word, especially in the Old West, where Spanish influence was strong.
Kelly Says
This word is a linguistic souvenir from Spanish-American contact in the Southwest—it shows how languages borrow from each other when cultures meet, and it's remained slang for over 150 years!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንዴት ነው?
en-de-t ne-w
ARالعربية
مع السلامة!
ma'a as-salaama
BNবাংলা
আল্লাহ্ হাফিজ!
al-lah ha-fi-j
CSČeština
na shledanou!
na sh-le-da-nou
DEDeutsch
Auf Wiedersehen!
owf vee-der-zay-en
ELΕλληνικά
αντίο!
an-dee-o
ESEspañol
vamonos
va-mo-nos
FAفارسی
خداحافظ!
kho-da-ha-faiz
FRFrançais
départ!
de-par!
HIहिन्दी
अलविदा!
al-vi-da
HUMagyar
viszlát!
vis-zlaat
IDBahasa Indonesia
sampai jumpa!
sam-pai joo-m-pa
KO한국어
안녕히 가세요!
an-nyeong-hi ga-se-yo
MSBahasa Melayu
ta-ta!
ta-ta
MYမြန်မာ
ကျေးဇူးပြုပါတယ်!
kye-zu-pu-pa-ta-ay
NLNederlands
tot ziens!
tot zee-ns
NONorsk
ha det bra!
ha det bra
PLPolski
do widzenia!
doh vee-d-zen-ya
PTPortuguês
vamo embora!
va-mo o-bran-guh
RORomână
la revedere!
la re-ve-de-re
SVSvenska
hejdå!
hay-d-ow
SWKiswahili
kwaheri!
k-wah-he-ri
TAதமிழ்
வணக்கம்!
va-n-ak-kam
TEతెలుగు
నమస్తే!
na-mas-tay
THไทย
แล้วเจอกันใหม่!
lae-jork-kan mai
TRTürkçe
görüşürüz!
go-roo-sh-ur-uz
UKУкраїнська
побачмо!
po-bach-mo
URاردو
چھوڑ جاؤ!
choo-r ja-o
VITiếng Việt
tạm biệt!
tam-biet