German edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Low German utbücksen. Possibly through Bangebüx (scaredy pants). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯sˌbʏksn̩/
  • Hyphenation: aus‧bü‧xen
  • (file)

Verb edit

ausbüxen (weak, third-person singular present büxt aus, past tense büxte aus, past participle ausgebüxt, auxiliary sein)

  1. (intransitive, colloquial) to run off, abscond
    Synonym: ausreißen

Conjugation edit

Further reading edit

  • ausbüxen” in Duden online
  • ausbüxen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache