"namous" meaning in English

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Interjection

Forms: namous! [canonical]
Etymology: UK 19th century. Probably from Spanish vamos (“we go”) or vámonos (“let's go”). Possibly influenced by German nehmen (“to take”). Cognate with English vamoose. Possibly backslang from summon. Etymology templates: {{der|en|es|vamos||we go}} Spanish vamos (“we go”), {{m|es|vámonos||let's go}} vámonos (“let's go”), {{der|en|de|nehmen||to take}} German nehmen (“to take”), {{cog|en|vamoose}} English vamoose, {{l|en|backslang}} backslang, {{m|en|summon}} summon Head templates: {{en-interj|head=namous!}} namous!
  1. (obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) Look out! Beware! Tags: UK, obsolete Synonyms: heads up
    Sense id: en-namous-en-intj-MAyFjbKB Categories (other): British English, English Thieves' Cant
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: nammous, nammus, nommous, nommus, namase [rare]

Verb

Forms: namouses [present, singular, third-person], namousing [participle, present], namoused [participle, past], namoused [past]
Etymology: UK 19th century. Probably from Spanish vamos (“we go”) or vámonos (“let's go”). Possibly influenced by German nehmen (“to take”). Cognate with English vamoose. Possibly backslang from summon. Etymology templates: {{der|en|es|vamos||we go}} Spanish vamos (“we go”), {{m|es|vámonos||let's go}} vámonos (“let's go”), {{der|en|de|nehmen||to take}} German nehmen (“to take”), {{cog|en|vamoose}} English vamoose, {{l|en|backslang}} backslang, {{m|en|summon}} summon Head templates: {{en-verb}} namous (third-person singular simple present namouses, present participle namousing, simple past and past participle namoused)
  1. (obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) To run away; to leave; to depart. Tags: UK, obsolete Synonyms: flee, leave
    Sense id: en-namous-en-verb-1MpQV8WI Categories (other): British English, English Thieves' Cant, English entries with incorrect language header
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: nammous, nammus, nommous, nommus, namase [rare]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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