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Book It

To leave quickly and deliberately.
Origin: Vietnam War. Bo di means leave and Chay means run quickly.

“Bo di chay” spoken quickly in Vietnamese sounded like “book it” to the U.S. soldiers.
When they returned home, they spread the term across the whole country. Which is

why everyone claims they used it growing up during and after the Vietnam war.
“Yo, this party is lame. Let’s book it.”
by GeoFraz January 27, 2019
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A female Iraqi that's terrorizing U.S.A.
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Book

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you can read it duh
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"Book" Is the plural term for "Book". In ancient english, this was known to be "Books". Since then, the language has been officially changed to "Book".
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In The Books

A phrase used when something that has been going on for a while comes to an end. The present has become the past.
My youngest child just finished 5th grade. Elementary school days are in the books for this family.
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It has words
Look it's a book it has words
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