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Make Like Michael Jordan and Fade Away! 

Originator of the Word: The Heretic Assassin

Meaning: A Dirty South New Orleans hood version of "Make Like a Banana and Split!" or "Make like a Tree and Leave" when somebody annoys you and you want them to part from your presence or when you are about to leave from someone's presence
Man when I realized that this dumb ass dude wasn't gonna conceive what I tried to teach him, i simple told the nigga to Make Like Michael Jordan and Fade Away! And he departed from me.
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Make like a tree 

Its means leave, like leaf (its a bad pun)
Let's make like a tree and get the fuck outta here

Make Like A Tree And Get Out Of Here 

The incorrect use of the metaphor “Make like a tree and leave”
Biff: Now why don’t you make like a tree and get out of here?

Old Biff: *slaps Biff* It’s “Leave” you idiot. “Make like a tree and leave”. You sound like a damn fool when you say it wrong.

make like a tree and leave 

To go, to leave. Used derogatively.

A pun on leaving, the process of shedding leaves that occurs in deciduous trees.
"Make like a tree and leave," the man shouted, pointing out the door.

make like a banana 

To quickly disappear; associated and related to the word split

evanesce | split | Disappear
Somebody's coming! We better make like a banana.

make like a tree and get out of here 

Incorrect (or deliberately incorrect) variant of make like a [tree and leave].
Why don't you make like a tree and get out of here?
(puzzled reaction)
You, know, LEAVE?

Make Like A Fetus And Head Out 

time for me to leave; see ya later; I'll catch ya on the rebound!
Well, it's already 2 a.m. I think I'm gonna make like a fetus and head out! See you later.