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dip out

B2 informal intransitive
In simple words

To not get something you wanted, or to quietly sneak away from somewhere.

Literal meaning: To dip (briefly enter) and then come out again.

Meanings

1 B2 idiomatic informal

(Australian English) To fail to get something or to be unlucky; to miss out.

"I was first in the queue but they ran out of tickets — I really dipped out."

2 B2 idiomatic informal

To leave a place quietly and unobtrusively, often without telling others.

"The meeting was running long so he dipped out early."

Usage notes

The 'miss out / be unlucky' sense is distinctly Australian English. The 'leave quietly' sense is found more broadly in American informal use. Context matters for determining which sense is intended.

Commonly used with

deal chance opportunity meeting party early

Forms

Base
dip out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
dips out
he/she/it
Past simple
diped out
yesterday
Past participle
diped out
have + pp
-ing form
diping out
continuous

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