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Getaway Car 

A metaphor for a situation in which someone finally gets away from an unwanted partner. Someone who has found a rebound after a breakup, may have used that rebound as a Getaway car.

A Getaway Car is usually a vehicle that criminals use to get away after they commit a crime. To a person who wants to leave an unhappy relationship, any excuse and circumstance can be used as a getaway car, such as pregnancy from an ex, emotional unavailability, or supposed death of a family member.

American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift coined this version of the term on her 2017 song Getaway Car.
“You really used your pregnancy from an ex as a Getaway Car to leave the person you’re currently seeing?”

“You cheated on your partner? That’s the perfect Getaway Car!!”
Getaway Car by partylikeits1989 October 22, 2020

getaway car 

A getaway car is a vehicle on which robbers flee the scene of a crime.
They were looking for some tool to drive the getaway car.
The loot was stashed in the trunk of the getaway car.
getaway car by alexk8 November 16, 2011

Getaway car 

the unique vehicle designated for a bride and groom to get away from the wedding
I rented a Bentley as our getaway car to take us to the airport after our wedding
Getaway car by Notbray February 25, 2019

getavaycar 

getavaycar is a very cool, amazing swiftie. they are a very VERY talented editor and has never once made a bad edit. they are also very hot
“omg getavaycar is literally the most talented editor i’ve ever seen
getavaycar by mendedfence(kaylee) October 13, 2021

abandonware 

n. software that is no longer sold or supported by the original publisher / developer, often found as free downloads on the internet because it cannot be obtained elsewhere. Not legal, but often seen as morally acceptable because the company that made it is no longer selling the title, nor releasing it as freeware, therefore abandonware is "keeping the game alive", so to speak.
Doom II is not abandonware because id still sells it, while The Incredible Machine is not sold, therefore is abandonware.
abandonware by Spoom October 24, 2003
Word of the Day on July 11, 2026

Foot prisons 

Socks. Annoying, sweat-causing, non-barefoot enducing, everyday socks.
The first thing I do when I take off my shoes, is rip off the foot prisons I had to wear inside them. That's why I prefer flip flops, even in winter!
Foot prisons by Jackalope Hunter December 13, 2022
Word of the Day on July 10, 2026