"duss" meaning in English

See duss in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: dusses [present, singular, third-person], dussing [participle, present], dussed [participle, past], dussed [past]
Etymology: From dust, having the same meaning. Head templates: {{en-verb}} duss (third-person singular simple present dusses, present participle dussing, simple past and past participle dussed)
  1. (slang) To leave; to scram. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-duss-en-verb-P8XunGIt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    {
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
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        "(slang) To leave; to scram."
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